diff --git a/cookbooks/fb_systemd/recipes/default_packages.rb b/cookbooks/fb_systemd/recipes/default_packages.rb
index 3c787050..925bcf73 100644
--- a/cookbooks/fb_systemd/recipes/default_packages.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/fb_systemd/recipes/default_packages.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
        !['trusty', 'jessie'].include?(node['lsb']['codename'])
       systemd_packages << 'systemd-journal-remote'
     end
-    if node['fb_systemd']['timesyncd']['enable']
+    if node['fb_systemd']['timesyncd']['enable'] &&
+        node['platform_family'] == 'debian'
       systemd_packages << 'systemd-timesyncd'
     end
     if node['packages'] && node['packages']['systemd']['version']