diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix
index 5dbb7693fa13..41337c7467ef 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/google-compute-image.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ in
     169.254.169.254 metadata.google.internal metadata
   '';
 
+  services.ntp.servers = [ "metadata.google.internal" ];
+
   networking.usePredictableInterfaceNames = false;
 
   systemd.services.fetch-ssh-keys =