diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/ntp/init.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/ntp/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa8c8a7c461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/ntp/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ntp:
+  pkg:
+    - installed
+
+ntp-service:
+  service:
+    - running
+    - name: ntp
+    - watch:
+      - pkg: ntp
+
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/top.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/top.sls
index 1e730fc9155..feb31ae33e8 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/top.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/top.sls
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ base:
     - base
     - debian-auto-upgrades
     - salt-helpers
+{% if grains.get('cloud') == 'aws' %}
+    - ntp
+{% endif %}
 
   'roles:kubernetes-pool':
     - match: grain