diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile b/cpu/native/Makefile
index 51adb1efba..628d7eb5a3 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ MODULE = cpu
 
 DIRS += periph
 DIRS += drivers
-ifneq (,$(filter rtc,$(USEMODULE)))
-	DIRS += rtc
-endif
 ifneq (,$(filter nativenet,$(USEMODULE)))
 	DIRS += net
 endif
diff --git a/cpu/native/drivers/Makefile b/cpu/native/drivers/Makefile
index 48422e909a..439af37cdc 100644
--- a/cpu/native/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/native/drivers/Makefile
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter rtc,$(USEMODULE)))
+	DIRS += rtc
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/cpu/native/rtc/Makefile b/cpu/native/drivers/rtc/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/native/rtc/Makefile
rename to cpu/native/drivers/rtc/Makefile
diff --git a/cpu/native/rtc/posix-rtc.c b/cpu/native/drivers/rtc/posix-rtc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/native/rtc/posix-rtc.c
rename to cpu/native/drivers/rtc/posix-rtc.c