diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index eb6dea327..45f4eb7b5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -428,10 +428,17 @@ void setup()
 #endif
 
 #if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+    RTCQuality ourQuality = RTCQualityDevice;
+
+    std::string timeCommandResult = exec("timedatectl status | grep synchronized | grep yes -c");
+    if (timeCommandResult[0] == '1') {
+        ourQuality = RTCQualityNTP;
+    }
+
     struct timeval tv;
     tv.tv_sec = time(NULL);
     tv.tv_usec = 0;
-    perhapsSetRTC(RTCQualityDevice, &tv);
+    perhapsSetRTC(ourQuality, &tv);
 #endif
 
     powerMonInit();