diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
index 47292275ece..7dbbdb2dac8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
-	if [ ! -d var/chroot/ntpd ]; then
+	if [ -d var/chroot/ntpd ]; then
 		rm -rf var/chroot/ntpd
 	fi
 	;;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/template b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
index c2bfbf9b121..52309dd5c49 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'ntp'
 pkgname=ntp
 version=4.2.6p2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 distfiles="http://archive.ntp.org/ntp4/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-linuxcaps --with-crypto=openssl