--- Makefile	(revision 473504)
+++ Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ CONFLICTS=	ntp-[0-9].* ntp-devel-*
 USES=		ssl
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	openntpd
-USERS=		_ntp
-GROUPS=		_ntp
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-cacert=${LOCALBASE}/etc/ssl/cert.pem
@@ -38,6 +36,13 @@ post-install:
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} >= 1200075
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-privsep-user=ntpd
+.else
+USERS=		_ntp
+GROUPS=		_ntp
+.endif
+
 # Requires libtls from LibreSSL
 .if ${SSL_DEFAULT:Mlibressl*}
 CPPFLAGS+=		-I${OPENSSLINC}
--- files/patch-src_ntp.c	(nonexistent)
+++ files/patch-src_ntp.c	(working copy)
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ 
+--- src/ntp.c.orig	2018-07-21 20:35:38 UTC
++++ src/ntp.c
+@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ ntp_main(struct ntpd_conf *nconf, struct
+ 	if (stat(pw->pw_dir, &stb) == -1) {
+ 		fatal("privsep dir %s could not be opened", pw->pw_dir);
+ 	}
+-	if (stb.st_uid != 0 || (stb.st_mode & (S_IWGRP|S_IWOTH)) != 0) {
++	if (stb.st_uid != pw->pw_uid && 
++	    stb.st_uid != 0 || (stb.st_mode & (S_IWGRP|S_IWOTH)) != 0) {
+ 		fatalx("bad privsep dir %s permissions: %o",
+ 		    pw->pw_dir, stb.st_mode);
+ 	}