diff --git a/core/openntpd/APKBUILD b/core/openntpd/APKBUILD
index 4d13163d849..118fe528a70 100644
--- a/core/openntpd/APKBUILD
+++ b/core/openntpd/APKBUILD
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+# Maintainer: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
 pkgname=openntpd
 pkgver=3.9_p1
 _myver=3.9p1
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Lightweight NTP server ported from OpenBSD"
 url=http://www.openntpd.org/
-install=openntpd.install
+install=openntpd.pre-install
 
 subpackages="openntpd-doc"
 depends="uclibc openssl"
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ source="
 	openntpd-3.9p1-ifaddr.patch
 	openntpd.conf.d
 	openntpd.rc
-	openntpd.install
+	$install
 	"
 
 _prepare() {
@@ -49,4 +50,4 @@ ae2f708b860975b64126bb316aeb6641  openntpd-3.9p1_reconnect_on_sendto_EINVAL.diff
 a1640ec40ac228338e60bd4fda42f84d  openntpd-3.9p1-ifaddr.patch
 e3eee9eb2ea092dfdf9d887cd6df5795  openntpd.conf.d
 5000453927b7ae9943d51194c1042355  openntpd.rc
-21032167a8524bc88565c83b328be44b  openntpd.install"
+05349f95db78fb482798b2c6d1f9c61e  openntpd.pre-install"
diff --git a/core/openntpd/openntpd.pre-install b/core/openntpd/openntpd.pre-install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32c6f51293b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/openntpd/openntpd.pre-install
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this user should be included in alpine-baselayout-1.2.
+# included here for backward compability.
+adduser -H -h /var/empty -s /bin/false -D ntp  2>/dev/null
+
+exit 0