diff --git a/SPECS/ntp/ntp.signatures.json b/SPECS/ntp/ntp.signatures.json
index 9d70f5cc975..67bcfac63b8 100644
--- a/SPECS/ntp/ntp.signatures.json
+++ b/SPECS/ntp/ntp.signatures.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "Signatures": {
-    "LICENSE.PTR": "22591c393c8f9d309234493b98ccddcf246cf5f843358b2bdb62d84e59780e02",
-    "ntp.step-tickers": "8b4bc72cc4a0af1e855f8836de5ceaa15b29620b7d3147e8f05c73bac773bee8",
-    "ntp.sysconfig": "f2a0ab20767f2c1975cd56cc2b013070fc5b0fbc6a619a3fad05c16d5d0bd6ba",
-    "ntpd.service": "10636ab4e5d799c3071a08a961b2ed668309f70ebae9f46bf23f4079be60d431",
-    "ntpdate.service": "a75376fde5a9d0eb0237ef4a84bac3cdef4c6ecadeee0eb41c6c124cd857fa46",
-    "ntpdate.sysconfig": "7ce7b151ea02332800688c8cb0bafefd246c9c0037491686fd833b3baaeff419",
-    "ntpdate.wrapper": "f63c7828bd29379b88db578658528bbb7ff915cd0e56cf1fee0a77ff59c35f09",
-    "ntpstat-master.zip": "383871e655c38fa853a4d5935d4be4aba08842e73e51ed3daf824e6a333dadc6",
-    "ntp-4.2.8p17.tar.gz": "103dd272e6a66c5b8df07dce5e9a02555fcd6f1397bdfb782237328e89d3a866"
-  }
+ "Signatures": {
+  "LICENSE.PTR": "22591c393c8f9d309234493b98ccddcf246cf5f843358b2bdb62d84e59780e02",
+  "ntp-4.2.8p17.tar.gz": "103dd272e6a66c5b8df07dce5e9a02555fcd6f1397bdfb782237328e89d3a866",
+  "ntp.step-tickers": "8b4bc72cc4a0af1e855f8836de5ceaa15b29620b7d3147e8f05c73bac773bee8",
+  "ntp.sysconfig": "f2a0ab20767f2c1975cd56cc2b013070fc5b0fbc6a619a3fad05c16d5d0bd6ba",
+  "ntpd.service": "10636ab4e5d799c3071a08a961b2ed668309f70ebae9f46bf23f4079be60d431",
+  "ntpdate.service": "a75376fde5a9d0eb0237ef4a84bac3cdef4c6ecadeee0eb41c6c124cd857fa46",
+  "ntpdate.sysconfig": "7ce7b151ea02332800688c8cb0bafefd246c9c0037491686fd833b3baaeff419",
+  "ntpdate.wrapper": "247ae15d8f8c0332cb7850c041969e649b8a557642c1e811ec48b4c89bd20597",
+  "ntpstat-master.zip": "383871e655c38fa853a4d5935d4be4aba08842e73e51ed3daf824e6a333dadc6"
+ }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SPECS/ntp/ntp.spec b/SPECS/ntp/ntp.spec
index f95797cdc9f..9c99d30c37c 100644
--- a/SPECS/ntp/ntp.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ntp/ntp.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:        Network Time Protocol reference implementation
 Name:           ntp
 Version:        4.2.8p17
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 License:        BSD AND GPLv2+ AND LGPLv2+ AND MIT AND OpenLDAP AND Public Domain
 Vendor:         Microsoft Corporation
 Distribution:   Azure Linux
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man8/ntpstat.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 17 2026 Sudipta Pandit <sudpandit@microsoft.com> - 4.2.8p17-2
+- Fix ntpdate-wrapper to use /usr/bin/ntpdate
+
 * Wed Jan 31 2024 Karim Eldegwy <karimeldegwy@microsoft.com> - 4.2.8p17-1
 - Auto-upgrade to 4.2.8p17 - 3.0 - Upgrade
 - Remove not applicable patch
diff --git a/SPECS/ntp/ntpdate.wrapper b/SPECS/ntp/ntpdate.wrapper
index 42ddda2fbb3..a644ae063df 100755
--- a/SPECS/ntp/ntpdate.wrapper
+++ b/SPECS/ntp/ntpdate.wrapper
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ntpconf=/etc/ntp.conf
 ntpstep=/etc/ntp/step-tickers
 
 [ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
-[ -x /usr/sbin/ntpdate ] || exit 5
+[ -x /usr/bin/ntpdate ] || exit 5
 [ -f /etc/sysconfig/ntpdate ] || exit 6
 . /etc/sysconfig/ntpdate
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ! echo "$tickers" | grep -qi '[a-z0-9]'; then
 	exit 6
 fi
 
-/usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b $OPTIONS $tickers &> /dev/null
+/usr/bin/ntpdate -s -b $OPTIONS $tickers &> /dev/null
 RETVAL=$?
 
 [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && [ "$SYNC_HWCLOCK" = "yes" ] && /sbin/hwclock --systohc