diff --git a/util/vm/build.py b/util/vm/build.py
index 6d46c892daca40eb741ea97c18a0e37a5c4b24af..670fa1dcf63a8cd79df165de709e6746be70ba61 100755
--- a/util/vm/build.py
+++ b/util/vm/build.py
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ def disableNtpd( vm, prompt=Prompt, ntpserver='pool.ntp.org' ):
     vm.expect( prompt )
     log( '* Setting clock from', ntpserver  )
     vm.sendline( 'sudo -n ntpdate ' + ntpserver )
+    vm.expect( prompt )
+    log( '* Waiting one second and running date command' )
+    vm.sendline( 'sleep 1 && date ' )
 
 
 def sanityTest( vm ):