diff --git a/doc/chrony.conf.adoc b/doc/chrony.conf.adoc
index 95693a2..d95949a 100644
--- a/doc/chrony.conf.adoc
+++ b/doc/chrony.conf.adoc
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ presend 9
 when the polling interval is 512 seconds or more, an extra NTP client packet
 will be sent to the server a short time (4 seconds) before making the actual
 measurement.
++
+The *presend* option cannot be used in the *peer* directive or with the
+*xleave* option.
 *minstratum* _stratum_:::
 When the synchronisation source is selected from available sources, sources
 with lower stratum are normally slightly preferred. This option can be used to
diff --git a/ntp_core.c b/ntp_core.c
index 066077a..5299f8f 100644
--- a/ntp_core.c
+++ b/ntp_core.c
@@ -498,7 +498,12 @@ NCR_GetInstance(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type, SourcePar
   result->min_stratum = params->min_stratum;
   if (result->min_stratum >= NTP_MAX_STRATUM)
     result->min_stratum = NTP_MAX_STRATUM - 1;
+
+  /* Presend doesn't work in symmetric and interleaved modes */
   result->presend_minpoll = params->presend_minpoll;
+  if (result->presend_minpoll &&
+      (result->mode != MODE_CLIENT || result->interleaved))
+    result->presend_minpoll = 0;
 
   result->max_delay = params->max_delay;
   result->max_delay_ratio = params->max_delay_ratio;