diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL
index ffa5f2280d6..3a63f2764b2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
-pre)
-	;;
 post)
 	# Fix ntpd initialization with -i (chrooted).
 	if [ ! -d var/chroot/ntpd/var/db ]; then
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47292275ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# This script removes dirs for chroot initialization.
+#
+
+case "${ACTION}" in
+post)
+	if [ ! -d var/chroot/ntpd ]; then
+		rm -rf var/chroot/ntpd
+	fi
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/template b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
index ba31535d7f7..c2bfbf9b121 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'ntp'
 pkgname=ntp
 version=4.2.6p2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="http://archive.ntp.org/ntp4/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-linuxcaps --with-crypto=openssl