diff --git a/boards/native/include/board.h b/boards/native/include/board.h
index d4cf336c5a..9a36e3b4c9 100644
--- a/boards/native/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/native/include/board.h
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ static const motor_driver_config_t motor_driver_config[] = {
 #define MOTOR_DRIVER_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(motor_driver_config)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    ztimer configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_TYPE    ZTIMER_TYPE_PERIPH_TIMER
+#define CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_DEV     TIMER_DEV(0)
+/* on native, anything can happen... */
+#define CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_MIN     (64)
+/** @} */
+
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus