diff --git a/src/etc/rc.subr.d/recover b/src/etc/rc.subr.d/recover
index 9b35916e9..ad5f6a0d5 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.subr.d/recover
+++ b/src/etc/rc.subr.d/recover
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ dialer:*:68:
 network:*:69:
 audit:*:77:
 www:*:80:
+ntpd:*:123:
 _ypldap:*:160:
 hast:*:845:
 nogroup:*:65533:
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ uucp:*:66:66::0:0:UUCP pseudo-user:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/local/libexec/uucp
 pop:*:68:6::0:0:Post Office Owner:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 auditdistd:*:78:77::0:0:Auditdistd unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin
 www:*:80:80::0:0:World Wide Web Owner:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
+ntpd:*:123:123::0:0:NTP Daemon:/var/db/ntp:/usr/sbin/nologin
 _ypldap:*:160:160::0:0:YP LDAP unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin
 hast:*:845:845::0:0:HAST unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin
 nobody:*:65534:65534::0:0:Unprivileged user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin