diff --git a/srcpkgs/chrony/template b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
index 2176c5d51d..4b83cf66c7 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=5
+revision=6
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-nss --enable-scfilter --with-sendmail=/usr/bin/sendmail"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ post_install() {
 	# 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
+	sed -e 's,! makestep 1.0 3,makestep 1.0 3,' -i ${DESTDIR}/etc/chrony.conf
 	vsconf examples/chrony.conf.example1
 	vsconf examples/chrony.conf.example2
 	vsv chronyd