diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index 77771688e1..84a25b1a03 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -635,10 +635,11 @@ int dhcp4_configure(Link *link) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        /* Always acquire the timezone and NTP */
-        r = sd_dhcp_client_set_request_option(link->dhcp_client, SD_DHCP_OPTION_NTP_SERVER);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
+        if (link->network->dhcp_use_ntp) {
+                r = sd_dhcp_client_set_request_option(link->dhcp_client, SD_DHCP_OPTION_NTP_SERVER);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
 
         r = sd_dhcp_client_set_request_option(link->dhcp_client, SD_DHCP_OPTION_NEW_TZDB_TIMEZONE);
         if (r < 0)