diff --git a/lfs/ntp b/lfs/ntp
index 7a10f1737..c8f69039d 100644
--- a/lfs/ntp
+++ b/lfs/ntp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
 
 	-mkdir /etc/ntp
-	chown -R ntp:ntp /etc/ntp
 	install -v -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/ntp/ntp.conf /etc/ntp.conf
 
 	#Enable it by default...