diff --git a/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h b/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
index 4e1055ec48..27befb3e7c 100644
--- a/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
+++ b/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ extern void (*real_free)(void *ptr);
 extern void* (*real_calloc)(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
 extern void* (*real_realloc)(void *ptr, size_t size);
 extern int (*real_getpid)(void);
+extern int (*real_pipe)(int[2]);
+extern int (*real_close)(int);
 
 /**
  * data structures
diff --git a/cpu/native/irq_cpu.c b/cpu/native/irq_cpu.c
index c5ba92f8f6..58e627aa70 100644
--- a/cpu/native/irq_cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/native/irq_cpu.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void native_interrupt_init(void)
 
     _native_in_syscall = 0;
 
-    if (pipe(_sig_pipefd) == -1) {
+    if (real_pipe(_sig_pipefd) == -1) {
         err(EXIT_FAILURE, "native_interrupt_init(): pipe()");
     }
 
diff --git a/cpu/native/net/tap.c b/cpu/native/net/tap.c
index 266f7c533d..22a514f677 100644
--- a/cpu/native/net/tap.c
+++ b/cpu/native/net/tap.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int tap_init(char *name)
     if (ioctl(_native_tap_fd, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &ifr) == -1) {
         _native_in_syscall++;
         warn("ioctl SIOCGIFHWADDR");
-        if (close(_native_tap_fd) == -1) {
+        if (real_close(_native_tap_fd) == -1) {
             warn("close");
         }
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/cpu/native/startup.c b/cpu/native/startup.c
index 63851f10ae..51c88bb3f1 100644
--- a/cpu/native/startup.c
+++ b/cpu/native/startup.c
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ const char *_native_unix_socket_path = NULL;
  */
 void _native_null_in(char *stdiotype)
 {
-
-    if (pipe(_native_null_in_pipe) == -1) {
+    if (real_pipe(_native_null_in_pipe) == -1) {
         err(1, "_native_null_in(): pipe()");
     }
 
@@ -200,6 +199,8 @@ __attribute__((constructor)) static void startup(int argc, char **argv)
     *(void **)(&real_free) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "free");
     *(void **)(&real_printf) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "printf");
     *(void **)(&real_getpid) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "getpid");
+    *(void **)(&real_pipe) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "pipe");
+    *(void **)(&real_close) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "close");
 
     _native_argv = argv;
     _progname = argv[0];
diff --git a/cpu/native/syscalls.c b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
index 41fe2d88c9..fffca56a95 100644
--- a/cpu/native/syscalls.c
+++ b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ void* (*real_malloc)(size_t size);
 void (*real_free)(void *ptr);
 void* (*real_calloc)(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
 void* (*real_realloc)(void *ptr, size_t size);
+int (*real_pipe)(int[2]);
+int (*real_close)(int);
 
 void _native_syscall_enter(void)
 {