diff --git a/vars/global.yml b/vars/global.yml
index fa42007e47..a6efa57059 100644
--- a/vars/global.yml
+++ b/vars/global.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ f19_qcow_id: ami-00000018
 global_pkgs_inst: ['bind-utils', 'joe', 'mailx', 'nc', 'openssh-clients', 
                    'patch', 'postfix', 'rsync', 'strace', 'telnet', 
                    'tmpwatch', 'traceroute', 'vim-enhanced', 'xz', 'zsh',
-                   'libselinux-python' ]
+                   'libselinux-python', 'ntpdate' ]
 
 # iscsi initiator for netapp iscsi volume
 netapp_iscsi_name: iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.1573980081:vf.6fb258f4-106f-11e2-ae29-00a098161d90