diff --git a/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.cfg b/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.cfg
index f9d02e8d97..09a905ed9e 100644
--- a/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.cfg
+++ b/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # or the linuxptp SysV init script.
 
 [global]
-slaveOnly		1
+clientOnly		1
 delay_mechanism		Auto
 network_transport	UDPv4
 time_stamping		hardware