diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f7ea4679..09b21541e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1663,12 +1663,17 @@ endif
 		( echo "found."; echo "UTSNAME := yes" >> .features.tmp ) ||	\
 		( echo "not found."; echo "UTSNAME := no" >> .features.tmp ) } 2>>$(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE) | tee -a $(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE)
 	@printf "Checking for clock_gettime support... " | tee -a $(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE)
+ifeq ($(DISABLE_CLOCK_GETTIME), yes)
+	@ { ( echo "disabled."; echo "CLOCK_GETTIME := no" >>.features.tmp ) } \
+		2>>$(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE) | tee -a $(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE)
+else
 	@echo "$$CLOCK_GETTIME_TEST" >.featuretest.c
 	@printf "\nexec: %s\n" "$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -lrt .featuretest.c -o .featuretest$(EXEC_SUFFIX)" >>$(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE)
 	@ { $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -lrt .featuretest.c -o .featuretest$(EXEC_SUFFIX) >&2 && \
 		( echo "found."; echo "CLOCK_GETTIME := yes" >>.features.tmp ) || \
 		( echo "not found."; echo "CLOCK_GETTIME := no" >>.features.tmp ) } \
 		2>>$(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE) | tee -a $(BUILD_DETAILS_FILE)
+endif
 	@$(DIFF) -q .features.tmp .features >/dev/null 2>&1 && rm .features.tmp || mv .features.tmp .features
 	@rm -f .featuretest.c .featuretest$(EXEC_SUFFIX)