diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 0b2778ffd9..15f96ebb3c 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endif
 
 init-y :=
 init-$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND) += cron
-init-$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_NTPD) += ntp
+init-$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_NTPD) += sysntpd
 init-$(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TELNETD) += telnet
 
 define Package/busybox
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/files/ntp b/package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
similarity index 100%
rename from package/utils/busybox/files/ntp
rename to package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd