diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index 1c4f5e963..2bff77b23 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ export AR ?= $(PREFIX)ar
 export AS ?= $(PREFIX)as
 export LINK ?= $(PREFIX)gcc
 export SIZE ?= $(PREFIX)size
-export OBJCOPY = $(PREFIX)objcopy
+ifneq ($(shell uname -s),Darwin)
+export OBJCOPY ?= $(PREFIX)objcopy
+else
+export OBJCOPY ?= $(PREFIX)gobjcopy
+export OFLAGS ?= -O ihex
+endif
 
 export DEBUGGER = gdb
 export TERMPROG = $(ELF)
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.include b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
index ab8277f48..b77487230 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/native/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include
-export USEMODULE += periph drivers
+export USEMODULE += periph