diff --git a/data/templates/chrony/chrony.conf.j2 b/data/templates/chrony/chrony.conf.j2
index 2838f55242..cc80e4d643 100644
--- a/data/templates/chrony/chrony.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/chrony/chrony.conf.j2
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ binddevice {{ interface }}
 {%     endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if ptp.timestamp.interface is vyos_defined %}
+{% if timestamp.interface is vyos_defined %}
 # Enable hardware timestamping on the specified interfaces
-{%     for iface, iface_config in ptp.timestamp.interface.items() %}
+{%     for iface, iface_config in timestamp.interface.items() %}
 {%         if iface == "all" %}
 {%             set iface = "*" %}
 {%         endif %}
diff --git a/interface-definitions/service_ntp.xml.in b/interface-definitions/service_ntp.xml.in
index 5dc0cd2951..c31b572bd9 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/service_ntp.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/service_ntp.xml.in
@@ -13,72 +13,72 @@
           #include <include/generic-interface.xml.i>
           #include <include/listen-address.xml.i>
           #include <include/interface/vrf.xml.i>
-          <node name="ptp">
+          <node name="timestamp">
             <properties>
-              <help>Enable Precision Time Protocol (PTP) transport</help>
+              <help>Enable timestamping of packets in the NIC hardware</help>
             </properties>
             <children>
-              #include <include/port-number.xml.i>
-              <leafNode name="port">
-                <defaultValue>319</defaultValue>
-              </leafNode>
-              <node name="timestamp">
+              <tagNode name="interface">
                 <properties>
-                  <help>Enable timestamping of packets in the NIC hardware</help>
+                  <help>Interface to enable timestamping on</help>
+                  <completionHelp>
+                    <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
+                    <list>all</list>
+                  </completionHelp>
+                  <valueHelp>
+                    <format>all</format>
+                    <description>Select all interfaces</description>
+                  </valueHelp>
+                  <valueHelp>
+                    <format>txt</format>
+                    <description>Interface name</description>
+                  </valueHelp>
+                  <constraint>
+                    #include <include/constraint/interface-name.xml.i>
+                    <regex>all</regex>
+                  </constraint>
                 </properties>
                 <children>
-                  <tagNode name="interface">
+                  <leafNode name="receive-filter">
                     <properties>
-                      <help>Interface to enable timestamping on</help>
+                      <help>Selects which inbound packets are timestamped by the NIC</help>
                       <completionHelp>
-                        <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
-                        <list>all</list>
+                        <list>all ntp ptp none</list>
                       </completionHelp>
                       <valueHelp>
                         <format>all</format>
-                        <description>Select all interfaces</description>
+                        <description>All packets are timestamped</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                       <valueHelp>
-                        <format>txt</format>
-                        <description>Interface name</description>
+                        <format>ntp</format>
+                        <description>Only NTP packets are timestamped</description>
+                      </valueHelp>
+                      <valueHelp>
+                        <format>ptp</format>
+                        <description>Only PTP or NTP packets using the PTP transport are timestamped</description>
+                      </valueHelp>
+                      <valueHelp>
+                        <format>none</format>
+                        <description>No packet is timestamped</description>
                       </valueHelp>
                       <constraint>
-                        #include <include/constraint/interface-name.xml.i>
-                        <regex>all</regex>
+                        <regex>(all|ntp|ptp|none)</regex>
                       </constraint>
                     </properties>
-                    <children>
-                      <leafNode name="receive-filter">
-                        <properties>
-                          <help>Selects which inbound packets are timestamped by the NIC</help>
-                          <completionHelp>
-                            <list>all ntp ptp none</list>
-                          </completionHelp>
-                          <valueHelp>
-                            <format>all</format>
-                            <description>All packets are timestamped</description>
-                          </valueHelp>
-                          <valueHelp>
-                            <format>ntp</format>
-                            <description>Only NTP packets are timestamped</description>
-                          </valueHelp>
-                          <valueHelp>
-                            <format>ptp</format>
-                            <description>Only PTP or NTP packets using the PTP transport are timestamped</description>
-                          </valueHelp>
-                          <valueHelp>
-                            <format>none</format>
-                            <description>No packet is timestamped</description>
-                          </valueHelp>
-                          <constraint>
-                            <regex>(all|ntp|ptp|none)</regex>
-                          </constraint>
-                        </properties>
-                      </leafNode>
-                    </children>
-                  </tagNode>
+                  </leafNode>
                 </children>
-              </node>
+              </tagNode>
+            </children>
+          </node>
+          <node name="ptp">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Enable Precision Time Protocol (PTP) transport</help>
+            </properties>
+            <children>
+              #include <include/port-number.xml.i>
+              <leafNode name="port">
+                <defaultValue>319</defaultValue>
+              </leafNode>
             </children>
           </node>
           <leafNode name="leap-second">
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ntp.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ntp.py
index 07af4f5eba..469d44eaab 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ntp.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_ntp.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def test_offload_timestamp_default(self):
             self.cli_set(base_path + ['server', server, 'ptp'])
 
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['ptp', 'port', ptp_port])
-        self.cli_set(base_path + ['ptp', 'timestamp', 'interface', 'all'])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['timestamp', 'interface', 'all'])
 
         # commit changes
         self.cli_commit()