--- /dev/null
+--- busybox-1.20.2/networking/ntpd.c
++++ busybox-1.20.2-ntpd/networking/ntpd.c
+@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ recv_and_process_client_pkt(void /*int f
+
+ /* Build a reply packet */
+ memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
+- msg.m_status = G.stratum < MAXSTRAT ? G.ntp_status : LI_ALARM;
++ msg.m_status = G.stratum < MAXSTRAT ? (G.ntp_status & LI_MASK) : LI_ALARM;
+ msg.m_status |= (query_status & VERSION_MASK);
+ msg.m_status |= ((query_status & MODE_MASK) == MODE_CLIENT) ?
+ MODE_SERVER : MODE_SYM_PAS;