diff --git a/meta-hpe/classes/hpe-rootfs-postcommands.bbclass b/meta-hpe/classes/hpe-rootfs-postcommands.bbclass
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+touch_var_lib_systemd_clock() {
+	install -d ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/var/lib/systemd/timesync/
+	touch ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/var/lib/systemd/timesync/clock
+}
+
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "systemd", "touch_var_lib_systemd_clock; ", "", d)}'
+