diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/default.nix
index de710e6b3f18..2b1bee85bcff 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, libcap, readline, texinfo, nss, nspr
-, libseccomp, pps-tools, gnutls }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config
+, gnutls, libedit, nspr, nss, readline, texinfo
+, libcap, libseccomp, pps-tools
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "chrony";
@@ -7,22 +9,33 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://download.tuxfamily.org/chrony/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-nQ2oiahl8ImlohYQ/7ZxPjyUOM4wOmO0nC+26v9biAQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-nQ2oiahl8ImlohYQ/7ZxPjyUOM4wOmO0nC+26v9biAQ=";
   };
 
+  outputs = [ "out" "man" ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ gnutls libedit nspr nss readline texinfo ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libcap libseccomp pps-tools ];
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--enable-ntp-signd"
+    "--sbindir=$(out)/bin"
+    "--chronyrundir=/run/chrony"
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "--enable-scfilter";
+
+  patches = [
+    # Cleanup the installation script
+    ./makefile.patch
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs test
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ readline texinfo nss nspr gnutls ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libcap libseccomp pps-tools ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-
   hardeningEnable = [ "pie" ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--chronyvardir=$(out)/var/lib/chrony" "--enable-ntp-signd" ]
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "--enable-scfilter";
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Sets your computer's clock from time servers on the Net";
     homepage = "https://chrony.tuxfamily.org/";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/makefile.patch b/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/makefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be15ccb5cb22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/chrony/makefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index ef100a4..47f54f4 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
+ 
+ SYSCONFDIR = @SYSCONFDIR@
+ BINDIR = @BINDIR@
+-SBINDIR = @SBINDIR@
++SBINDIR = @BINDIR@
+ LOCALSTATEDIR = @LOCALSTATEDIR@
+ CHRONYVARDIR = @CHRONYVARDIR@
+ DESTDIR =
+@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ getdate :
+ 
+ install: chronyd chronyc
+ 	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR) ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)
+-	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR) ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
+ 	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+-	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(CHRONYVARDIR) ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(CHRONYVARDIR)
+ 	if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/chronyd ]; then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/chronyd ; fi
+ 	if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/chronyc ]; then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/chronyc ; fi
+ 	cp chronyd $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/chronyd