diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 6b4f693e3..2732a0ee9 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ ntp_pillar() {
 	if [[ ${#ntp_servers[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
 		printf '%s\n'\
 			"ntp:"\
-			"  servers:" >> "$global_pillar"
+			"  servers:" >> "$pillar_file"
 			for addr in "${ntp_servers[@]}"; do
 				printf '%s\n' "    - '$addr'" >> "$pillar_file"
 			done