diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-google/systemd/files/40-gbmc-time.conf b/meta-google/recipes-google/systemd/files/40-gbmc-time.conf
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+[Time]
+ConnectionRetrySec=30
+PollIntervalMinSec=30
+PollIntervalMaxSec=60
+SaveIntervalSec=15
+# time.google.com addresses are stable, no need for DNS
+NTP=2001:4860:4806::
+NTP=2001:4860:4806:4::
+NTP=2001:4860:4806:8::
+NTP=2001:4860:4806:c::