diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 92ce8f3b8c..108a01f30f 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
   - config
   - base
 
-- name: Start ntpd (if the machine is not virtual)
+- name: Start ntpd
   service: name=ntpd state=running enabled=true
   tags:
   - ntp