diff --git a/srcpkgs/chrony/template b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
index f9edd00f8ad..2176c5d51d5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chrony/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # When Updating: Please confirm the upstream config still refers to make_dirs
 pkgname=chrony
 version=3.2
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-nss --enable-scfilter --with-sendmail=/usr/bin/sendmail"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ alternatives="
 
 post_install() {
 	vconf examples/chrony.conf.example3 chrony.conf
+	# Modify default configuration so it works out-of-the-box
+	sed -e 's,! pool pool.ntp.org iburst,pool pool.ntp.org iburst,' -i ${DESTDIR}/etc/chrony.conf
+	sed -e 's,! rtcfile /var/lib/chrony/rtc,rtcfile /var/lib/chrony/rtc,' -i ${DESTDIR}/etc/chrony.conf
 	vsconf examples/chrony.conf.example1
 	vsconf examples/chrony.conf.example2
 	vsv chronyd