diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index bde6686ff0a9..b98f6e69282e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
       substituteInPlace src/journal/catalog.c \
         --replace /usr/lib/systemd/catalog/ $out/lib/systemd/catalog/
+
+      configureFlagsArray+=("--with-ntp-servers=0.nixos.pool.ntp.org 1.nixos.pool.ntp.org 2.nixos.pool.ntp.org 3.nixos.pool.ntp.org")
     '';
 
   # This is needed because systemd uses the gold linker, which doesn't