diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
index 01620b3bad..c90983f929 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ ifeq (,$(filter stdio_%,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_rtc,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter eui_provider,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/cpu/native/periph/Kconfig.rtc b/cpu/native/periph/Kconfig.rtc
index d55a7de808..79c32bafc8 100644
--- a/cpu/native/periph/Kconfig.rtc
+++ b/cpu/native/periph/Kconfig.rtc
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 #
 
 config MODULE_PERIPH_RTC
-    select MODULE_XTIMER if CPU_ARCH_NATIVE
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER if CPU_ARCH_NATIVE
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC if CPU_ARCH_NATIVE
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_RTC
diff --git a/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c b/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
index 30f84fdcba..d3d45f17e3 100644
--- a/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
+++ b/cpu/native/periph/rtc.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 
 #include "periph/rtc.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "timex.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 
 #include "native_internal.h"
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ static rtc_alarm_cb_t _native_rtc_alarm_callback;
 
 static time_t _native_rtc_offset;
 
-static xtimer_t _native_rtc_timer;
+static ztimer_t _native_rtc_timer;
 
 static void _native_rtc_cb(void *arg) {
     if (_native_rtc_alarm_callback) {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ void rtc_init(void)
 {
     DEBUG("rtc_init\n");
 
-    xtimer_remove(&_native_rtc_timer);
+    ztimer_remove(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_native_rtc_timer);
     _native_rtc_timer.callback = _native_rtc_cb;
 
     memset(&_native_rtc_alarm, 0, sizeof(_native_rtc_alarm));
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ void rtc_poweroff(void)
     }
 
     if (_native_rtc_alarm_callback) {
-        xtimer_remove(&_native_rtc_timer);
+        ztimer_remove(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_native_rtc_timer);
         memset(&_native_rtc_alarm, 0, sizeof(_native_rtc_alarm));
         _native_rtc_alarm_callback = NULL;
     }
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ int rtc_set_alarm(struct tm *time, rtc_alarm_cb_t cb, void *arg)
     time_t tdiff_secs = mktime(&intime) - mktime(&now);
 
     if (_native_rtc_alarm_callback) {
-        xtimer_remove(&_native_rtc_timer);
+        ztimer_remove(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_native_rtc_timer);
     }
 
     _native_rtc_alarm = *time;
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ int rtc_set_alarm(struct tm *time, rtc_alarm_cb_t cb, void *arg)
     _native_rtc_timer.arg = arg;
 
     if (tdiff_secs >= 0) {
-        xtimer_set64(&_native_rtc_timer, tdiff_secs * US_PER_SEC);
+        ztimer_set(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_native_rtc_timer, tdiff_secs * MS_PER_SEC);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ void rtc_clear_alarm(void)
         warnx("rtc_clear_alarm: not powered on");
     }
 
-    xtimer_remove(&_native_rtc_timer);
+    ztimer_remove(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_native_rtc_timer);
     memset(&_native_rtc_alarm, 0, sizeof(_native_rtc_alarm));
     _native_rtc_alarm_callback = NULL;
 }