diff --git a/recipes-bsp/ntp/files/ntpd.service b/recipes-bsp/ntp/files/ntpd.service
index 0e3d7cd..df8044e 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/ntp/files/ntpd.service
+++ b/recipes-bsp/ntp/files/ntpd.service
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ After=network.target
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/run/ntpd.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ntpd -u ntp:ntp -p /run/ntpd.pid -g
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=2
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target