diff --git a/package/ntpsec/Config.in b/package/ntpsec/Config.in
index c81673481e..3b20daecc7 100644
--- a/package/ntpsec/Config.in
+++ b/package/ntpsec/Config.in
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NTPSEC_NTS
 	help
 	  Enable Network Time Security (NTS) support.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_NTPSEC_REFCLOCK_ALL
+	bool "refclock-all"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PPS_TOOLS
+	help
+	  Enable all refclocks (hardware, sync source and discplined
+	  clocks)
+
 endif
 
 comment "ntpsec needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
diff --git a/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk b/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk
index a0d0662947..ac4b90e37a 100644
--- a/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk
+++ b/package/ntpsec/ntpsec.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NTPSEC_NTS),)
 NTPSEC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-nts
 endif
 
+# refclocks are disabled by default, can only be enabled
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NTPSEC_REFCLOCK_ALL),y)
+NTPSEC_DEPENDENCIES += pps-tools
+NTPSEC_CONF_OPTS += --refclock=all
+endif
+
 define NTPSEC_INSTALL_NTPSEC_CONF
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 package/ntpsec/ntpd.etc.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/ntp.conf
 endef