diff --git a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
index 1e5db4e3d2..ded4e90d15 100644
--- a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
+++ b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
   - ntp
   - config
 
+- name: disable chronyd on el7
+  service: name=chronyd state=stopped enabled=false
+  when: ansible_cmdline.ostree is not defined and ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 7
+
 - name: enable the service
   service: name=ntpd state=running enabled=true
   when: ansible_cmdline.ostree is not defined