diff --git a/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper b/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper
index 0704a8e92bdb..71e061ed512c 100644
--- a/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper
+++ b/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 DAEMON=/usr/sbin/ntpd
 PIDFILE=/run/ntpd.pid
 LOCKFILE=/run/lock/ntpsec-ntpdate
+NTPLOGDIR=/var/log/ntpsec
 
 if [ -r /etc/default/ntpsec ]; then
         . /etc/default/ntpsec
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ fi
 
 NTPD_OPTS="$NTPD_OPTS -u ntpsec:ntpsec"
 
+if [ ! -e $NTPLOGDIR ]; then
+    mkdir $NTPLOGDIR
+    chmod 777 $NTPLOGDIR
+fi
+
 # Protect the service startup against concurrent ntpdate ifup hooks
 (
         if flock -w 180 9; then