diff --git a/gnu/packages/ntp.scm b/gnu/packages/ntp.scm
index 95d784c62a..6d046eed1b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ntp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ntp.scm
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ (define-public ntp
 (define-public openntpd
   (package
     (name "openntpd")
-    (version "6.2p3")
+    (version "6.8p1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
                     "mirror://openbsd/OpenNTPD/openntpd-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0fn12i4kzsi0zkr4qp3dp9bycmirnfapajqvdfx02zhr4hanj0kv"))))
+                "0ijsylc7a4jlpxsqa0jq1w1c7333id8pcakzl7a5749ria1xp0l5"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:configure-flags `( "--with-privsep-user=ntpd"