diff --git a/external/bsd/ntp/dist/include/ntp_config.h b/external/bsd/ntp/dist/include/ntp_config.h
index 19bf6d681648..7859f042b27c 100644
--- a/external/bsd/ntp/dist/include/ntp_config.h
+++ b/external/bsd/ntp/dist/include/ntp_config.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ntp_config.h,v 1.4 2013/12/28 03:20:13 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ntp_config.h,v 1.5 2013/12/30 17:42:19 christos Exp $	*/
 
 #ifndef NTP_CONFIG_H
 #define NTP_CONFIG_H
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ struct config_tree_tag {
 	int_fifo *	reset_counters;
 
 	sim_fifo *	sim_details;
+	int		mdnstries;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_config.c b/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_config.c
index 45eca1db7503..d54b04b2ba16 100644
--- a/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_config.c
+++ b/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_config.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ntp_config.c,v 1.7 2013/12/30 01:34:22 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ntp_config.c,v 1.8 2013/12/30 17:42:19 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /* ntp_config.c
  *
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ static void config_ntpd(config_tree *);
 static void config_other_modes(config_tree *);
 static void config_auth(config_tree *);
 static void config_access(config_tree *);
+static void config_mdnstries(config_tree *);
 static void config_phone(config_tree *);
 static void config_setvar(config_tree *);
 static void config_ttl(config_tree *);
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ init_syntax_tree(
 	)
 {
 	ZERO(*ptree);
+	ptree->mdnstries = 5;
 }
 
 
@@ -3040,6 +3042,16 @@ config_phone(
 }
 #endif	/* !SIM */
 
+static void
+config_mdnstries(
+	config_tree *ptree
+	)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_DNSREGISTRATION
+	extern int mdnstries;
+	mdnstries = ptree->mdnstries;
+#endif  /* HAVE_DNSREGISTRATION */
+}
 
 #ifdef FREE_CFG_T
 static void
@@ -4268,6 +4280,7 @@ config_ntpd(
 	config_system_opts(ptree);
 	config_logconfig(ptree);
 	config_phone(ptree);
+	config_mdnstries(ptree);
 	config_setvar(ptree);
 	config_ttl(ptree);
 	config_trap(ptree);
diff --git a/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_parser.y b/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_parser.y
index 2bf159f663bd..c76f43488ba4 100644
--- a/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_parser.y
+++ b/external/bsd/ntp/dist/ntpd/ntp_parser.y
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ntp_parser.y,v 1.6 2013/12/28 03:20:14 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ntp_parser.y,v 1.7 2013/12/30 17:42:19 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /* ntp_parser.y
  *
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 %token	<Integer>	T_Maxdist
 %token	<Integer>	T_Maxmem
 %token	<Integer>	T_Maxpoll
+%token	<Integer>	T_Mdnstries
 %token	<Integer>	T_Mem
 %token	<Integer>	T_Memlock
 %token	<Integer>	T_Minclock
@@ -523,6 +524,8 @@ other_mode_command
 			{ CONCAT_G_FIFOS(cfgt.manycastserver, $2); }
 	|	T_Multicastclient address_list
 			{ CONCAT_G_FIFOS(cfgt.multicastclient, $2); }
+	|	T_Mdnstries T_Integer
+			{ cfgt.mdnstries = $2; }
 	;