diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 73516cf168..03b3d1c8d0 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -1637,6 +1637,9 @@ static void switch_load_core_config(const char *file)
 					switch_time_set_monotonic(switch_true(var));
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "enable-softtimer-timerfd")) {
 					switch_time_set_timerfd(switch_true(var));
+					if (switch_true(val)) {
+						switch_clear_flag((&runtime), SCF_CALIBRATE_CLOCK);
+					}
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "enable-clock-nanosleep")) {
 					switch_time_set_nanosleep(switch_true(var));
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "enable-cond-yield")) {