2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 5a2524112..eab57d8ae 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@
 /* -N exists for mostly compat reasons, thus not essential to inform */ \
 /* the user that it exists: user may use nice as well */ \
 /*   "\n        -N      Run at high priority" */ \
-     "\n        -w      Do not set time (used to look at peer data)" \
+     "\n        -w      Do not set time (only query peers), implies -n" \
      "\n        -l      Run as server on port 123" \
      "\n        -p PEER Obtain time from PEER (may be repeated)" \
 
diff --git a/networking/ntpd.c b/networking/ntpd.c
index 84ee54307..ab1c58c97 100644
--- a/networking/ntpd.c
+++ b/networking/ntpd.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ recv_and_process_peer_pkt(peer_t *p)
         }
 
         p->reachable_bits |= 1;
-        VERB1 {
+        if ((MAX_VERBOSE && G.verbose) || (option_mask32 & OPT_w)) {
                 bb_error_msg("reply from %s: reach 0x%02x offset %f delay %f status 0x%02x strat %d refid 0x%08x rootdelay %f",
                         p->p_dotted,
                         p->reachable_bits,
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ static NOINLINE void ntp_init(char **argv)
 
         /* Parse options */
         peers = NULL;
-        opt_complementary = "dd:p::"; /* d: counter, p: list */
+        opt_complementary = "dd:p::wn"; /* d: counter; p: list; -w implies -n */
         opts = getopt32(argv,
                         "nqNx" /* compat */
                         "wp:"IF_FEATURE_NTPD_SERVER("l") /* NOT compat */