diff --git a/boards/native/drivers/native-uart0.c b/boards/native/drivers/native-uart0.c
index c28ca05c1f..1f2fb3c408 100644
--- a/boards/native/drivers/native-uart0.c
+++ b/boards/native/drivers/native-uart0.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int uart0_puts(char *astring, int length)
 
     while (
             (length - offset > 0) && (
-                (nwritten = write(
+                (nwritten = _native_write(
                                STDOUT_FILENO,
                                astring+offset,
                                length-offset)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void handle_uart_in()
 
     DEBUG("handle_uart_in\n");
 
-    nread = read(STDIN_FILENO, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    nread = _native_read(STDIN_FILENO, buf, sizeof(buf));
     if (nread == -1) {
         err(1, "handle_uart_in(): read()");
     }
diff --git a/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h b/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
index ca075ea451..a55f20edd0 100644
--- a/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
+++ b/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ extern char **_native_argv;
 extern fd_set _native_rfds;
 #endif
 
+ssize_t _native_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
+ssize_t _native_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
 
 /**
  * register interrupt handler handler for interrupt sig
diff --git a/cpu/native/net/tap.c b/cpu/native/net/tap.c
index 3fc5cbc6bf..03920dc211 100644
--- a/cpu/native/net/tap.c
+++ b/cpu/native/net/tap.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int8_t send_buf(radio_packet_t *packet)
 
     DEBUG("send_buf: trying to send %d bytes\n", to_send);
 
-    if ((nsent = write(_native_tap_fd, buf, to_send)) == -1) {;
+    if ((nsent = _native_write(_native_tap_fd, buf, to_send)) == -1) {;
         warn("write");
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/cpu/native/syscalls.c b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
index 032396a0d2..9535a7dab9 100644
--- a/cpu/native/syscalls.c
+++ b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void *realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
     return r;
 }
 
-ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
+ssize_t _native_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
 {
     ssize_t r;
 
@@ -142,12 +142,11 @@ ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
     return r;
 }
 
-ssize_t write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
+ssize_t _native_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 {
     ssize_t r;
 
     _native_syscall_enter();
-    //real_write(fd, "real_write: ", 12);
     r = real_write(fd, buf, count);
     _native_syscall_leave();
 
@@ -155,14 +154,14 @@ ssize_t write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 }
 
 int putchar(int c) {
-    write(STDOUT_FILENO, &c, 1);
+    _native_write(STDOUT_FILENO, &c, 1);
     return 0;
 }
 
 int puts(const char *s)
 {
     int r;
-    r = write(STDOUT_FILENO, (char*)s, strlen(s));
+    r = _native_write(STDOUT_FILENO, (char*)s, strlen(s));
     putchar('\n');
     return r;
 }
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ int printf(const char *format, ...)
     if ((m = make_message(format, argp)) == NULL) {
         err(EXIT_FAILURE, "malloc");
     }
-    r = write(STDOUT_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
+    r = _native_write(STDOUT_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
     va_end(argp);
     free(m);
 
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ int vprintf(const char *format, va_list argp)
     if ((m = make_message(format, argp)) == NULL) {
         err(EXIT_FAILURE, "malloc");
     }
-    r = write(STDOUT_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
+    r = _native_write(STDOUT_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
     free(m);
 
     return r;
@@ -233,15 +232,15 @@ void vwarn(const char *fmt, va_list args)
     e = strerror(errno);
 
     if ((m = make_message(fmt, args)) == NULL) {
-        write(STDERR_FILENO, "malloc\n", 7);
+        _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, "malloc\n", 7);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, _progname, strlen(_progname));
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, ": ", 2);
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, ": ", 2);
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, e, strlen(e));
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, "\n", 1);
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, _progname, strlen(_progname));
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, ": ", 2);
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, ": ", 2);
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, e, strlen(e));
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, "\n", 1);
     free(m);
 }
 
@@ -250,13 +249,13 @@ void vwarnx(const char *fmt, va_list args)
     char *m;
 
     if ((m = make_message(fmt, args)) == NULL) {
-        write(STDERR_FILENO, "malloc\n", 7);
+        _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, "malloc\n", 7);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, _progname, strlen(_progname));
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, ": ", 2);
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
-    write(STDERR_FILENO, "\n", 1);
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, _progname, strlen(_progname));
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, ": ", 2);
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, m, strlen(m));
+    _native_write(STDERR_FILENO, "\n", 1);
     free(m);
 }