diff --git a/drivers/timer/Kconfig b/drivers/timer/Kconfig
index 41f97551337cdc423dc2486fde861c6f224b5439..96cc49273f4d89600893e8808dcfef77849a0b97 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/timer/Kconfig
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ config X86_TSC_READ_BASE
 	  The only exception is when U-Boot is used as a secondary bootloader,
 	  where this option should be enabled.
 
+config TPL_X86_TSC_TIMER_NATIVE
+	bool "x86 TSC timer uses native calibration"
+	depends on TPL && X86_TSC_TIMER
+	help
+	  Selects native timer calibration for TPL and don't include the other
+	  methods in the code. This helps to reduce code size in TPL and works
+	  on fairly modern Intel chips. Code-size reductions is about 700
+	  bytes.
+
 config MTK_TIMER
 	bool "MediaTek timer support"
 	depends on TIMER
diff --git a/drivers/timer/tsc_timer.c b/drivers/timer/tsc_timer.c
index 813817f467265e04e750aee930c5fcab7e19c846..43cb2d820e89e1a7c2f0e55525ed4a152e39f2d2 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/tsc_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/tsc_timer.c
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ static unsigned long native_calibrate_tsc(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	crystal_freq = tsc_info.ecx / 1000;
-
-	if (!crystal_freq) {
+	if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(X86_TSC_TIMER_NATIVE) && !crystal_freq) {
 		switch (gd->arch.x86_model) {
 		case INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_MOBILE:
 		case INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_DESKTOP:
@@ -407,6 +406,10 @@ static void tsc_timer_ensure_setup(bool early)
 		if (fast_calibrate)
 			goto done;
 
+		/* Reduce code size by dropping other methods */
+		if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(X86_TSC_TIMER_NATIVE))
+			panic("no timer");
+
 		fast_calibrate = cpu_mhz_from_cpuid();
 		if (fast_calibrate)
 			goto done;