diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
index d64bcfe0bd6a..e3f6c61e543b 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
@@ -1,86 +1,88 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 # Please see the file src/etc/mtree/README before making changes to this file.
 #
 
 /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
 .
     bin
     ..
     boot
         defaults
         ..
         kernel
         ..
         modules
         ..
     ..
     dev             mode=0555
     ..
     etc
         X11
         ..
         bluetooth
         ..
         defaults
         ..
         gnats
         ..
         isdn            mode=0700
         ..
         mail
         ..
         mtree
         ..
         namedb
 # leave commented out until buildworld/installworld can
 # handle new user ids
 #             s               uname=bind gname=bind mode=0750
 #             ..
+        ..
+        ntp		uname=root mode=700
         ..
         pam.d
         ..
         periodic
             daily
             ..
             monthly
             ..
             security
             ..
             weekly
             ..
         ..
         ppp
         ..
         rc.d
         ..
         skel
         ..
         ssh
         ..
         ssl
         ..
     ..
     lib
         geom
         ..
     ..
     libexec
     ..
     mnt
     ..
     proc            mode=0555
     ..
     rescue
     ..
     root
     ..
     sbin
     ..
     tmp             mode=01777
     ..
     usr
     ..
     var
     ..
 ..