diff --git a/native/board_init.c b/native/board_init.c
index fa1a319afc..0abc01573c 100644
--- a/native/board_init.c
+++ b/native/board_init.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void board_init()
 #ifdef MODULE_UART0
     _native_init_uart0();
 #endif
-    LED_GREEN_OFF();
-    LED_RED_ON();
+    LED_GREEN_OFF;
+    LED_RED_ON;
     puts("RIOT native board initialized.");
 }
diff --git a/native/drivers/native-led.c b/native/drivers/native-led.c
index f2091c9a37..7f9296d7c3 100644
--- a/native/drivers/native-led.c
+++ b/native/drivers/native-led.c
@@ -19,32 +19,32 @@
 
 #include "board.h"
 
-void LED_GREEN_OFF(void)
+void _native_LED_GREEN_OFF(void)
 {
     printf("LED_GREEN_OFF\n");
 }
 
-void LED_GREEN_ON(void)
+void _native_LED_GREEN_ON(void)
 {
     printf("LED_GREEN_ON\n");
 }
 
-void LED_GREEN_TOGGLE(void)
+void _native_LED_GREEN_TOGGLE(void)
 {
     printf("LED_GREEN_TOGGLE\n");
 }
 
-void LED_RED_OFF(void)
+void _native_LED_RED_OFF(void)
 {
     printf("LED_RED_OFF\n");
 }
 
-void LED_RED_ON(void)
+void _native_LED_RED_ON(void)
 {
     printf("LED_RED_ON\n");
 }
 
-void LED_RED_TOGGLE(void)
+void _native_LED_RED_TOGGLE(void)
 {
     printf("LED_RED_TOGGLE\n");
 }
diff --git a/native/include/board.h b/native/include/board.h
index 18ee528271..f4797f2060 100644
--- a/native/include/board.h
+++ b/native/include/board.h
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-void LED_GREEN_OFF(void);
-void LED_GREEN_ON(void);
-void LED_GREEN_TOGGLE(void);
-void LED_RED_OFF(void);
-void LED_RED_ON(void);
-void LED_RED_TOGGLE(void);
+void _native_LED_GREEN_OFF(void);
+#define LED_GREEN_OFF (_native_LED_GREEN_OFF())
+void _native_LED_GREEN_ON(void);
+#define LED_GREEN_ON (_native_LED_GREEN_ON())
+void _native_LED_GREEN_TOGGLE(void);
+#define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE (_native_LED_GREEN_TOGGLE())
+void _native_LED_RED_OFF(void);
+#define LED_RED_OFF (_native_LED_RED_OFF())
+void _native_LED_RED_ON(void);
+#define LED_RED_ON (_native_LED_RED_ON())
+void _native_LED_RED_TOGGLE(void);
+#define LED_RED_TOGGLE (_native_LED_RED_TOGGLE())