diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index 739870296c..3e3e32a01a 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -148,15 +148,6 @@ ifneq ($(shell gcc --version | head -1 | grep -E ' (4.6|4.7)'),)
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_NO_BUILTIN_BSWAP16
 endif
 
-# backward compatability with glibc <= 2.17 for native
-ifeq ($(CPU),native)
-  ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
-    ifeq ($(shell ldd --version |  awk '/^ldd/{if ($$NF < 2.17) {print "yes"} else {print "no"} }'),yes)
-	  LINKFLAGS += -lrt
-    endif
-  endif
-endif
-
 # clumsy way to enable building native on osx:
 BUILDOSXNATIVE = 0
 ifeq ($(CPU),native)