diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.native b/cpu/native/Makefile.native
index 2c9150d7c..26be02e95 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.native
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ else
 symbols.c symbols.h:
 	@${CONTIKI}/tools/make-empty-symbols
 endif
+
+contiki-$(TARGET).a: ${addprefix $(OBJECTDIR)/,symbols.o}
diff --git a/platform/native/Makefile.native b/platform/native/Makefile.native
index c23a4cfc2..444b34dd9 100644
--- a/platform/native/Makefile.native
+++ b/platform/native/Makefile.native
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@ CONTIKI_SOURCEFILES += $(CONTIKI_TARGET_SOURCEFILES)
 ### Define the CPU directory
 CONTIKI_CPU=$(CONTIKI)/cpu/native
 include $(CONTIKI)/cpu/native/Makefile.native
-
-contiki-$(TARGET).a: ${addprefix $(OBJECTDIR)/,symbols.o}