diff --git a/ntp/ntpd b/ntp/ntpd
index 3480defb6..c19db18a1 100755
--- a/ntp/ntpd
+++ b/ntp/ntpd
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 case $1 in
 start)
-	/usr/bin/ntpd -u ntp:ntp -gqx
-	/usr/bin/ntpd -u ntp:ntp
+	(/usr/bin/ntpd -u ntp:ntp -gqx
+	 /usr/bin/ntpd -u ntp:ntp) &
 	;;
 stop)
 	/sbin/hwclock -w