diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 097b309d0e..9f63f88c55 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-09-23	Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>
+
+	* libnetworking/lib/rtems_bsdnet_ntp.c: Let TCP/IP stack pick port
+	rather than hard coding selection.
+
 2008-09-22	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* include/rtems/bspIo.h, libcsupport/Makefile.am: Add genchark() for
diff --git a/cpukit/libnetworking/lib/rtems_bsdnet_ntp.c b/cpukit/libnetworking/lib/rtems_bsdnet_ntp.c
index a005018815..986a97b2d5 100644
--- a/cpukit/libnetworking/lib/rtems_bsdnet_ntp.c
+++ b/cpukit/libnetworking/lib/rtems_bsdnet_ntp.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ tryServer (int i, int s, rtems_bsdnet_ntp_callback_t callback, void *usr_data)
 	if (i >= 0) {
 		memset (&farAddr, 0, sizeof farAddr);
 		farAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
-		farAddr.sin_port = htons (123);
+		farAddr.sin_port = htons (0);
 		farAddr.sin_addr = rtems_bsdnet_ntpserver[i];
 		memset (&packet, 0, sizeof packet);
 		packet.li_vn_mode = (3 << 3) | 3; /* NTP version 3, client */