diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 220e4c5f..b4bde08d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 * evolinux-base: install /sbin/deny
 * evolinux-base: on debian 10 and later, add noexec on /dev/shm
 * evolinux-base: on debian 10 and later, add /usr/share/scripts in root's PATH
+* evolinux-base: remove the chrony package
 * generate-ldif: support MariaDB 10.3
 * haproxy: add a variable to keep the existing configuration
 * listupgrade: install old-kernel-autoremoval script
diff --git a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
index 52452841..9d651003 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ evolinux_packages_stretch: True
 evolinux_packages_buster: True
 evolinux_packages_serveur_base: True
 evolinux_packages_purge_openntpd: True
+evolinux_packages_purge_chrony: True
 evolinux_packages_purge_locate: True
 evolinux_packages_invalid_mta: True
 evolinux_packages_delete_nfs: True
diff --git a/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml b/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml
index 54fb90ed..e75d864e 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@
   apt:
     name: openntpd
     state: absent
-    purge: yes
+    purge: True
   when: evolinux_packages_purge_openntpd
 
+- name: the chrony package is absent
+  apt:
+    name: chrony
+    purge: True
+    state: absent
+  when: evolinux_packages_purge_chrony
+
 - name: Be sure locate/mlocate is absent/purged
   apt:
     name: