diff --git a/platform/native/Makefile.native b/platform/native/Makefile.native
index 6e2752468..8607edbb3 100644
--- a/platform/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/platform/native/Makefile.native
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ CONTIKI_CPU=$(CONTIKI)/cpu/native
 include $(CONTIKI)/cpu/native/Makefile.native
 
 contiki-$(TARGET).a: ${addprefix $(OBJECTDIR)/,symbols.o}
+
+### Compiler definitions
+CFLAGS += -DNATIVE=1
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