diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ntp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ntp/default.nix
index 8c4462c36bcf..de2fb1472aa9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ntp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ntp/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-openssl-libdir=${openssl.out}/lib"
     "--with-openssl-incdir=${openssl.dev}/include"
     "--enable-ignore-dns-errors"
+    "--with-yielding-select=yes"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "--enable-linuxcaps"
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional withSeccomp "--enable-libseccomp";