diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 25f4ac290e..92ce8f3b8c 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@
   - base
 
 - name: Start ntpd (if the machine is not virtual)
-  when: ansible_virtualization_role != 'guest'
   service: name=ntpd state=running enabled=true
   tags:
   - ntp