diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml
index 3814305d6..93c11caab 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   pacman:
     name:
       - python-docker
-      - "{{ matrix_ntpd_package }}"
+      - systemd-timesyncd
       # TODO This needs to be verified. Which version do we need?
       - fuse3
       - python-dnspython