diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 04a830cdfa..09abd9e2ec 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ systemdstatedir = join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib/systemd')
 catalogstatedir = join_paths(systemdstatedir, 'catalog')
 randomseeddir = join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib/systemd')
 profiledir = join_paths(rootlibexecdir, 'portable', 'profile')
+ntpservicelistdir = join_paths(rootprefixdir, 'lib/systemd/ntp-units.d')
 
 docdir = get_option('docdir')
 if docdir == ''
diff --git a/src/timesync/80-systemd-timesync.list b/src/timesync/80-systemd-timesync.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5959ade89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timesync/80-systemd-timesync.list
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+systemd-timesyncd.service
diff --git a/src/timesync/meson.build b/src/timesync/meson.build
index b79ef08277..e5c118c8db 100644
--- a/src/timesync/meson.build
+++ b/src/timesync/meson.build
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_TIMESYNCD') == 1
                      install_dir : dbuspolicydir)
         install_data('org.freedesktop.timesync1.service',
                      install_dir : dbussystemservicedir)
+        install_data('80-systemd-timesync.list',
+                     install_dir : ntpservicelistdir)
 endif
 
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