diff --git package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
index f73bb83..61cb54c 100755
--- package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
+++ package/utils/busybox/files/sysntpd
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ HOTPLUG_SCRIPT=/usr/sbin/ntpd-hotplug
 
 validate_ntp_section() {
 	uci_validate_section system timeserver "${1}" \
-		'server:list(host)' 'enabled:bool:1' 'enable_server:bool:0'
+		'server:list(string)' 'enabled:bool:1' 'enable_server:bool:0'
 }
 
 start_service() {