diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
index 2d13078cba..19ddb2ea39 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter periph_rtc,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter can_linux,$(USEMODULE)))
-  LINKFLAGS += -lsocketcan
-endif
-
 USEMODULE += periph
 
 # UART is needed by startup.c
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.include b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
index 641cb6fc7e..a61d7d7c5e 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ ifeq ($(BUILDOSXNATIVE),1)
   NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/native/osx-libc-extra
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter can_linux,$(USEMODULE)))
+  LINKFLAGS += -lsocketcan
+endif
+
 TOOLCHAINS_SUPPORTED = gnu llvm afl