diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
index 43da505b3..e90f0c225 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 [Time]
 FallbackNTP=time.cloudflare.com
+# Speed-up boot as first attempt is done before network is up
+ConnectionRetrySec=10