diff --git a/networking/ntpd.c b/networking/ntpd.c
index 7b800369e..7462113ce 100644
--- a/networking/ntpd.c
+++ b/networking/ntpd.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
  */
 
 #define INITIAL_SAMPLES    4    /* how many samples do we want for init */
-#define MIN_FREQHOLD      10    /* adjust offset, but not freq in this many first adjustments */
+#define MIN_FREQHOLD      12    /* adjust offset, but not freq in this many first adjustments */
 #define BAD_DELAY_GROWTH   4    /* drop packet if its delay grew by more than this */
 
 #define RETRY_INTERVAL    32    /* on send/recv error, retry in N secs (need to be power of 2) */
@@ -1777,9 +1777,9 @@ update_local_clock(peer_t *p)
 //15:31:53.473 update from:<IP> offset:+0.000007 delay:0.158142 jitter:0.010922 clock drift:+9.343ppm tc:6
 //15:32:58.902 update from:<IP> offset:-0.000728 delay:0.158222 jitter:0.009454 clock drift:+9.298ppm tc:6
 			/*
-			 * This expression would choose MIN_FREQHOLD + 7 in the above example.
+			 * This expression would choose MIN_FREQHOLD + 8 in the above example.
 			 */
-			G.FREQHOLD_cnt = MIN_FREQHOLD + ((unsigned)(abs(tmx.offset)) >> 16);
+			G.FREQHOLD_cnt = 1 + MIN_FREQHOLD + ((unsigned)(abs(tmx.offset)) >> 16);
 		}
 		G.FREQHOLD_cnt--;
 		tmx.status |= STA_FREQHOLD;