diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 232862b..f058b0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SOURCES := Dockerfile \
 	overlay/init \
 	overlay/sbin/shutdown \
 	overlay/usr/bin/respawn \
+	overlay/var/db/ntp-kod \
 	scripts/build.sh \
 	scripts/post_build.sh \
 	scripts/post_image.sh
diff --git a/overlay/init b/overlay/init
index 01e6e92..3a790b5 100755
--- a/overlay/init
+++ b/overlay/init
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ done
 sed -i '/^root/s!/bin/sh!/bin/bash!' /etc/passwd
 passwd -l root
 
-# Create /var/db/ntp-kod for sntp
-mkdir -p /var/db
-touch /var/db/ntp-kod
-
 # Setup consistent volumes
 mkdir -p /var/lib/docker
 mkdir -p /var/lib/docker-root
diff --git a/overlay/var/db/ntp-kod b/overlay/var/db/ntp-kod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29