diff --git a/templates/ntp/INSTALL b/templates/ntp/INSTALL
index 2272d605c4c..abeba724e39 100644
--- a/templates/ntp/INSTALL
+++ b/templates/ntp/INSTALL
@@ -20,5 +20,11 @@ post)
 		[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit $?
 		echo "Created ntpd system user."
 	fi
+
+	# Fix ntpd initialization with -i (chrooted).
+	if [ ! -d var/chroot/ntpd/var/db ]; then
+		mkdir -p var/chroot/ntpd/var/db
+		chown ntpd:ntpd /var/chroot/ntpd/var/db
+	fi
 	;;
 esac