diff --git a/boards/native/drivers/native-ltc4150.c b/boards/native/drivers/native-ltc4150.c
index 9df6c90581..bdeea8a443 100644
--- a/boards/native/drivers/native-ltc4150.c
+++ b/boards/native/drivers/native-ltc4150.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define native_ltc4150_startup_delay 10
 
 static int _int_enabled;
+static int hwtimer_id;
 
 /**
  * native ltc4150 hwtimer - interrupt handler proxy
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ static void _int_handler()
     DEBUG("ltc4150 _int_handler()\n");
     ltc4150_interrupt();
     if (_int_enabled == 1) {
-        if (hwtimer_set(100000, _int_handler, NULL) == -1) {
+        hwtimer_id = hwtimer_set(100000, _int_handler, NULL);
+        if (hwtimer_id == -1) {
             errx(1, "_int_handler: hwtimer_set");
-        };
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ void ltc4150_disable_int(void)
 {
     DEBUG("ltc4150_disable_int()\n");
     _int_enabled = 0;
+    hwtimer_remove(hwtimer_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -62,9 +65,10 @@ void ltc4150_enable_int(void)
 {
     DEBUG("ltc4150_enable_int()\n");
     _int_enabled = 1;
-    if (hwtimer_set(100000, _int_handler, NULL) == -1) {
+    hwtimer_id = hwtimer_set(100000, _int_handler, NULL);
+    if (hwtimer_id == -1) {
         errx(1, "ltc4150_enable_int: hwtimer_set");
-    };
+    }
 }
 
 /**