diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
index 7dbbdb2dac8..ef52911fb19 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 #
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
-post)
-	if [ -d var/chroot/ntpd ]; then
-		rm -rf var/chroot/ntpd
-	fi
+purge)
+	[ -d var/chroot/ntpd ] && rm -rf var/chroot/ntpd
+	[ -f var/db/ntpd.drift ] && rm -f var/db/ntpd.drift
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e47d14dbed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/var/log/ntpd.log {
+	missingok
+	sharedscripts
+	postrotate
+		/etc/init.d/ntpd reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+	endscript
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/template b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
index 408738b6d0b..64ddbac2f11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'ntp'
 pkgname=ntp
 version=4.2.6p4
+revision=1
 homepage="http://www.ntp.org/"
 distfiles="http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
@@ -31,15 +32,16 @@ Add_dependency build libcap-devel
 
 post_install()
 {
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/var/chroot/ntpd
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d ${DESTDIR}/etc/conf.d
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/ntp ${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.hourly
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/ntp
-	install -m 644 ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.confd ${DESTDIR}/etc/conf.d/ntpd
-	install -m 755 ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.rc ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/ntpd
-	install -m 644 ${FILESDIR}/ntp.conf ${DESTDIR}/etc/ntp.conf
-	install -m 744 ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.cron-hourly \
-		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.hourly/ntpd_recheck
-	cp -a ${wrksrc}/html ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/ntp
-	cp -a ${wrksrc}/conf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/ntp
+	vmkdir var/chroot/ntpd
+	vmkdir usr/share/ntp
+	vmkdir usr/share/doc/ntp
+
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.confd 644 etc/conf.d ntpd
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.rc 755 etc/init.d ntpd
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntp.conf 644 etc
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.cron-hourly 744 etc/cron.hourly ntpd_recheck
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.logrotate 644 etc/logrotate.d ntpd
+
+	vcopy html usr/share/doc/ntp
+	vcopy conf usr/share/ntp
 }