diff --git a/ic-os/rootfs/setupos.bzl b/ic-os/rootfs/setupos.bzl
index df0ada03388..8eeeb3ab627 100644
--- a/ic-os/rootfs/setupos.bzl
+++ b/ic-os/rootfs/setupos.bzl
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ rootfs_files = {
     Label("early-boot/initramfs-tools/setupos/initramfs.conf"): "/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf",
 
     # misc
+    Label("misc/chrony/chrony.conf"): "/etc/chrony/chrony.conf",
     Label("misc/fetch-property.sh"): "/opt/ic/bin/fetch-property.sh",
     Label("misc/serial-getty@/setupos/serial-getty@.service"): "/etc/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service",
 
diff --git a/ic-os/setupos/context/Dockerfile b/ic-os/setupos/context/Dockerfile
index ac8d104a2d7..91f0ee303ff 100644
--- a/ic-os/setupos/context/Dockerfile
+++ b/ic-os/setupos/context/Dockerfile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ RUN \
     done
 
 RUN systemctl enable \
+    chrony \
     systemd-networkd \
     systemd-networkd-wait-online \
     systemd-resolved