diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.features b/boards/native/Makefile.features
index c3242a2fc24ca..a7fbc80d145fe 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.features
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 CPU = native
 
-# Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc_ms
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_qdec
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_32bit
+NATIVE_ARCH_BIT = 32
 
-# Various other features (if any)
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += motor_driver
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/native/common_features.inc.mk
diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index 14a06f7a503b2..de59d78294bbb 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -1,236 +1 @@
-NATIVEINCLUDES += -DNATIVE_INCLUDES
 NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/native/include/
-NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/lib/include/
-NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/include/
-NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/drivers/include/
-
-ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
-  DEBUGGER ?= lldb
-else
-  DEBUGGER ?= gdb
-endif
-
-# only use pyterm wrapper if term target is requested
-ifeq (,$(filter term,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
-  RIOT_TERMINAL ?= native
-else
-  RIOT_TERMINAL ?= pyterm
-endif
-
-RESET ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/native/dist/reset.sh
-FLASHER ?=
-FLASHFILE ?= $(ELFFILE)
-
-ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
-  TERMFLAGS += -ps $(FLASHFILE)
-  PROCARGS := --process-args
-else
-  TERMPROG ?= $(FLASHFILE)
-endif
-
-ZEP_IP ?= [::1]
-ZEP_PORT_BASE ?= 17754
-ifeq (1,$(USE_ZEP))
-ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
-  TERMFLAGS += --process-args '-z $(ZEP_IP):$(ZEP_PORT_BASE)'
-else
-  TERMFLAGS += -z $(ZEP_IP):$(ZEP_PORT_BASE)
-endif
-endif
-ifneq (,$(ZEP_MAC))
-ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
-  TERMFLAGS += --process-args '\-\-eui64=$(ZEP_MAC)'
-else
-  TERMFLAGS += --eui64=$(ZEP_MAC)
-endif
-endif
-
-export VALGRIND ?= valgrind
-export CGANNOTATE ?= cg_annotate
-export GPROF ?= gprof
-
-# basic cflags:
-CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -pedantic $(CFLAGS_DBG) $(CFLAGS_OPT)
-CFLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
-CFLAGS_DBG ?= -g3
-
-ifneq (,$(filter backtrace,$(USEMODULE)))
-  $(warning module backtrace is used, do not omit frame pointers)
-  CFLAGS_OPT ?= -Og -fno-omit-frame-pointer
-else
-  CFLAGS_OPT ?= -Og
-endif
-
-# default std set to gnu11 if not overwritten by user
-ifeq (,$(filter -std=%, $(CFLAGS)))
-  CFLAGS += -std=gnu11
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),x86_64)
-  ifeq ($(BOARD),native64)
-    CFLAGS += -m64
-  else
-    CFLAGS += -m32
-  endif
-endif
-ifneq (,$(filter -DDEVELHELP,$(CFLAGS)))
-  CFLAGS += -fstack-protector-all
-endif
-ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
-  ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),amd64)
-    ifeq ($(BOARD),native64)
-      CFLAGS += -m64
-    else
-      CFLAGS += -m32 -DCOMPAT_32BIT -B/usr/lib32
-    endif
-  endif
-endif
-ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
-  CFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
-endif
-
-# unwanted (CXXUWFLAGS) and extra (CXXEXFLAGS) flags for c++
-CXXUWFLAGS +=
-CXXEXFLAGS +=
-
-ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),x86_64)
-  ifeq ($(BOARD),native64)
-    LINKFLAGS += -m64
-  else
-    LINKFLAGS += -m32
-  endif
-endif
-ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
-  ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),amd64)
-    ifeq ($(BOARD),native64)
-      LINKFLAGS += -m64
-    else
-      LINKFLAGS += -m32 -DCOMPAT_32BIT -L/usr/lib32 -B/usr/lib32
-    endif
-  endif
-  LINKFLAGS += -L $(BINDIR)
-else
-  LINKFLAGS += -ldl
-endif
-
-# XFA (cross file array) support
-LINKFLAGS += -T$(RIOTBASE)/cpu/native/ldscripts/xfa.ld
-
-# fix this warning:
-# ```
-# /usr/bin/ld: examples/hello-world/bin/native/cpu/tramp.o: warning: relocation against `_native_saved_eip' in read-only section `.text'
-# /usr/bin/ld: warning: creating DT_TEXTREL in a PIE
-# ```
-LINKFLAGS += -no-pie
-
-# clean up unused functions
-CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
-ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-dead_strip
-else
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
-endif
-LINKFLAGS += -ffunction-sections
-
-# set the tap interface for term/valgrind
-PORT ?= tap0
-TERMFLAGS += $(PROCARGS) $(PORT)
-
-# Configure default eeprom file
-EEPROM_FILE ?= $(BINDIR)/native.eeprom
-
-# set the eeprom file flags only when the periph_eeprom feature is used.
-ifneq (,$(filter periph_eeprom,$(FEATURES_USED)))
-  EEPROM_FILE_FLAGS = --eeprom $(EEPROM_FILE)
-  ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
-    TERMFLAGS += --process-args '$(EEPROM_FILE_FLAGS)'
-  else
-    TERMFLAGS += $(EEPROM_FILE_FLAGS)
-  endif
-endif
-
-VCAN_IFNUM ?= 0
-VCAN_IFNAME ?= vcan0
-VCAN_IFACE ?= $(VCAN_IFNUM):$(VCAN_IFNAME)
-# set the default vcan interface
-ifneq (,$(filter periph_can,$(FEATURES_USED)))
-  PERIPH_CAN_FLAGS ?= --can $(VCAN_IFACE)
-  TERMFLAGS += $(PERIPH_CAN_FLAGS)
-endif
-
-
-ASFLAGS =
-ifeq ($(shell basename $(DEBUGGER)),lldb)
-  DEBUGGER_FLAGS = -- $(ELFFILE) $(TERMFLAGS)
-else
-  DEBUGGER_FLAGS = -q --args $(ELFFILE) $(TERMFLAGS)
-endif
-term-valgrind: export VALGRIND_FLAGS ?= \
-	--leak-check=full \
-	--track-origins=yes \
-	--fullpath-after=$(RIOTBASE)/ \
-	--read-var-info=yes
-debug-valgrind-server: export VALGRIND_FLAGS ?= --vgdb=yes --vgdb-error=0 -v \
-	--leak-check=full --track-origins=yes --fullpath-after=$(RIOTBASE) \
-	--read-var-info=yes
-term-cachegrind: export CACHEGRIND_FLAGS += --tool=cachegrind
-term-gprof: TERMPROG = GMON_OUT_PREFIX=gmon.out $(ELFFILE)
-all-valgrind: CFLAGS += -DHAVE_VALGRIND_H
-all-valgrind: NATIVEINCLUDES += $(shell pkg-config valgrind --cflags)
-all-gprof: CFLAGS += -pg
-all-gprof: LINKFLAGS += -pg
-
-CFLAGS_ASAN += -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -DNATIVE_MEMORY
-LINKFLAGS_ASAN += -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer
-all-asan: CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_ASAN)
-all-asan: LINKFLAGS += $(LINKFLAGS_ASAN)
-all-asan: export AFL_USE_ASAN=1
-
-INCLUDES += $(NATIVEINCLUDES)
-
-CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_ASSERT_VERBOSE
-
-# workaround for https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52624
-ifneq ($(shell gcc --version | head -1 | grep -E ' (4.6|4.7)'),)
-  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_NO_BUILTIN_BSWAP16
-endif
-
-# clumsy way to enable building native on osx:
-BUILDOSXNATIVE = 0
-ifeq ($(CPU),native)
-  ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
-    BUILDOSXNATIVE = 1
-  endif
-endif
-
-all: # do not override first target
-
-all-gprof: all
-
-all-asan: all
-
-all-valgrind: all
-
-all-cachegrind: all
-
-term-valgrind:
-	$(VALGRIND) $(VALGRIND_FLAGS) $(ELFFILE) $(PORT)
-
-debug-valgrind-server:
-	$(VALGRIND) $(VALGRIND_FLAGS) $(ELFFILE) $(PORT)
-
-debug-valgrind:
-	$(eval VALGRIND_PID ?= $(shell pgrep -n memcheck-x86-li -u $(USER) | cut -d" " -f1))
-	$(eval DEBUGGER_FLAGS := -ex "target remote | vgdb --pid=$(VALGRIND_PID)" $(DEBUGGER_FLAGS))
-	$(DEBUGGER) $(DEBUGGER_FLAGS)
-
-term-cachegrind:
-	$(VALGRIND) $(CACHEGRIND_FLAGS) $(ELFFILE) $(PORT)
-
-term-gprof: term
-
-eval-gprof:
-	$(GPROF) $(ELFFILE) $(shell ls -rt gmon.out* | tail -1)
-
-eval-cachegrind:
-	$(CGANNOTATE) $(shell ls -rt cachegrind.out* | tail -1)
diff --git a/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk b/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cbebc11020625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc_ms
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_qdec
+
+# Various other features (if any)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += motor_driver
diff --git a/boards/native64/Makefile b/boards/native64/Makefile
index 1a43c1422dec5..23014a2c68255 100644
--- a/boards/native64/Makefile
+++ b/boards/native64/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 DIRS = $(RIOTBOARD)/native
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/boards/native64/Makefile.features b/boards/native64/Makefile.features
index a49f05c741527..ef67048084c69 100644
--- a/boards/native64/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/native64/Makefile.features
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-include $(RIOTBOARD)/native/Makefile.features
+CPU = native
+
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_64bit
+NATIVE_ARCH_BIT = 64
+
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/native/common_features.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.features b/cpu/native/Makefile.features
index 4683405e51f05..2fdde8697a726 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.features
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ ifeq (FreeBSD,$(OS))
   DISABLE_LIBSTDCPP ?= 1
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BOARD),native64)
-  FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_64bit
-else
-  FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_32bit
-endif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_native
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 ifneq ($(DISABLE_LIBSTDCPP),1)
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.include b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
index c664b9cb15a34..63b2fa3a9a010 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/native/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include
+NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/native/include/
 
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_can,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifeq (,$(filter libsocketcan,$(USEPKG)))
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ ifeq ($(OS) $(OS_ARCH),Linux x86_64)
     RUST_TARGET = x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
   endif
 endif
+
+include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/native.inc.mk
diff --git a/makefiles/arch/native.inc.mk b/makefiles/arch/native.inc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c37aef87fab30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/arch/native.inc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+NATIVEINCLUDES += -DNATIVE_INCLUDES
+NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/lib/include/
+NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/include/
+NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include/
+NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/drivers/include/
+
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+  DEBUGGER ?= lldb
+else
+  DEBUGGER ?= gdb
+endif
+
+# only use pyterm wrapper if term target is requested
+ifeq (,$(filter term,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+  RIOT_TERMINAL ?= native
+else
+  RIOT_TERMINAL ?= pyterm
+endif
+
+RESET ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/native/dist/reset.sh
+FLASHER ?=
+FLASHFILE ?= $(ELFFILE)
+
+ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
+  TERMFLAGS += -ps $(FLASHFILE)
+  PROCARGS := --process-args
+else
+  TERMPROG ?= $(FLASHFILE)
+endif
+
+ZEP_IP ?= [::1]
+ZEP_PORT_BASE ?= 17754
+ifeq (1,$(USE_ZEP))
+ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
+  TERMFLAGS += --process-args '-z $(ZEP_IP):$(ZEP_PORT_BASE)'
+else
+  TERMFLAGS += -z $(ZEP_IP):$(ZEP_PORT_BASE)
+endif
+endif
+ifneq (,$(ZEP_MAC))
+ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
+  TERMFLAGS += --process-args '\-\-eui64=$(ZEP_MAC)'
+else
+  TERMFLAGS += --eui64=$(ZEP_MAC)
+endif
+endif
+
+export VALGRIND ?= valgrind
+export CGANNOTATE ?= cg_annotate
+export GPROF ?= gprof
+
+# basic cflags:
+CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -pedantic $(CFLAGS_DBG) $(CFLAGS_OPT)
+CFLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
+CFLAGS_DBG ?= -g3
+
+ifneq (,$(filter backtrace,$(USEMODULE)))
+  $(warning module backtrace is used, do not omit frame pointers)
+  CFLAGS_OPT ?= -Og -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+else
+  CFLAGS_OPT ?= -Og
+endif
+
+# default std set to gnu11 if not overwritten by user
+ifeq (,$(filter -std=%, $(CFLAGS)))
+  CFLAGS += -std=gnu11
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(NATIVE_ARCH_BIT),64)
+  CFLAGS += -m64
+  LINKFLAGS += -m64
+else ifeq ($(NATIVE_ARCH_BIT),32)
+  CFLAGS += -m32
+  LINKFLAGS += -m32
+else
+  $(error Unsupported native architecture)
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter -DDEVELHELP,$(CFLAGS)))
+  CFLAGS += -fstack-protector-all
+endif
+ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
+  ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),amd64)
+    ifeq ($(NATIVE_ARCH_BIT),32)
+      CFLAGS += -DCOMPAT_32BIT -B/usr/lib32
+      LINKFLAGS += -DCOMPAT_32BIT -L/usr/lib32 -B/usr/lib32
+    endif
+  endif
+endif
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+  CFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
+endif
+
+# unwanted (CXXUWFLAGS) and extra (CXXEXFLAGS) flags for c++
+CXXUWFLAGS +=
+CXXEXFLAGS +=
+
+ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
+  LINKFLAGS += -L $(BINDIR)
+else
+  LINKFLAGS += -ldl
+endif
+
+# XFA (cross file array) support
+LINKFLAGS += -T$(RIOTBASE)/cpu/native/ldscripts/xfa.ld
+
+# fix this warning:
+# ```
+# /usr/bin/ld: examples/hello-world/bin/native/cpu/tramp.o: warning: relocation against `_native_saved_eip' in read-only section `.text'
+# /usr/bin/ld: warning: creating DT_TEXTREL in a PIE
+# ```
+LINKFLAGS += -no-pie
+
+# clean up unused functions
+CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-dead_strip
+else
+  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
+endif
+LINKFLAGS += -ffunction-sections
+
+# set the tap interface for term/valgrind
+PORT ?= tap0
+TERMFLAGS += $(PROCARGS) $(PORT)
+
+# Configure default eeprom file
+EEPROM_FILE ?= $(BINDIR)/native.eeprom
+
+# set the eeprom file flags only when the periph_eeprom feature is used.
+ifneq (,$(filter periph_eeprom,$(FEATURES_USED)))
+  EEPROM_FILE_FLAGS = --eeprom $(EEPROM_FILE)
+  ifeq (pyterm,$(RIOT_TERMINAL))
+    TERMFLAGS += --process-args '$(EEPROM_FILE_FLAGS)'
+  else
+    TERMFLAGS += $(EEPROM_FILE_FLAGS)
+  endif
+endif
+
+VCAN_IFNUM ?= 0
+VCAN_IFNAME ?= vcan0
+VCAN_IFACE ?= $(VCAN_IFNUM):$(VCAN_IFNAME)
+# set the default vcan interface
+ifneq (,$(filter periph_can,$(FEATURES_USED)))
+  PERIPH_CAN_FLAGS ?= --can $(VCAN_IFACE)
+  TERMFLAGS += $(PERIPH_CAN_FLAGS)
+endif
+
+
+ASFLAGS =
+ifeq ($(shell basename $(DEBUGGER)),lldb)
+  DEBUGGER_FLAGS = -- $(ELFFILE) $(TERMFLAGS)
+else
+  DEBUGGER_FLAGS = -q --args $(ELFFILE) $(TERMFLAGS)
+endif
+term-valgrind: export VALGRIND_FLAGS ?= \
+	--leak-check=full \
+	--track-origins=yes \
+	--fullpath-after=$(RIOTBASE)/ \
+	--read-var-info=yes
+debug-valgrind-server: export VALGRIND_FLAGS ?= --vgdb=yes --vgdb-error=0 -v \
+	--leak-check=full --track-origins=yes --fullpath-after=$(RIOTBASE) \
+	--read-var-info=yes
+term-cachegrind: export CACHEGRIND_FLAGS += --tool=cachegrind
+term-gprof: TERMPROG = GMON_OUT_PREFIX=gmon.out $(ELFFILE)
+all-valgrind: CFLAGS += -DHAVE_VALGRIND_H
+all-valgrind: NATIVEINCLUDES += $(shell pkg-config valgrind --cflags)
+all-gprof: CFLAGS += -pg
+all-gprof: LINKFLAGS += -pg
+
+CFLAGS_ASAN += -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -DNATIVE_MEMORY
+LINKFLAGS_ASAN += -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+all-asan: CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_ASAN)
+all-asan: LINKFLAGS += $(LINKFLAGS_ASAN)
+all-asan: export AFL_USE_ASAN=1
+
+INCLUDES += $(NATIVEINCLUDES)
+
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_ASSERT_VERBOSE
+
+# workaround for https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52624
+ifneq ($(shell gcc --version | head -1 | grep -E ' (4.6|4.7)'),)
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_NO_BUILTIN_BSWAP16
+endif
+
+# clumsy way to enable building native on osx:
+BUILDOSXNATIVE = 0
+ifeq ($(CPU),native)
+  ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+    BUILDOSXNATIVE = 1
+  endif
+endif
+
+all: # do not override first target
+
+all-gprof: all
+
+all-asan: all
+
+all-valgrind: all
+
+all-cachegrind: all
+
+term-valgrind:
+	$(VALGRIND) $(VALGRIND_FLAGS) $(ELFFILE) $(PORT)
+
+debug-valgrind-server:
+	$(VALGRIND) $(VALGRIND_FLAGS) $(ELFFILE) $(PORT)
+
+debug-valgrind:
+	$(eval VALGRIND_PID ?= $(shell pgrep -n memcheck-x86-li -u $(USER) | cut -d" " -f1))
+	$(eval DEBUGGER_FLAGS := -ex "target remote | vgdb --pid=$(VALGRIND_PID)" $(DEBUGGER_FLAGS))
+	$(DEBUGGER) $(DEBUGGER_FLAGS)
+
+term-cachegrind:
+	$(VALGRIND) $(CACHEGRIND_FLAGS) $(ELFFILE) $(PORT)
+
+term-gprof: term
+
+eval-gprof:
+	$(GPROF) $(ELFFILE) $(shell ls -rt gmon.out* | tail -1)
+
+eval-cachegrind:
+	$(CGANNOTATE) $(shell ls -rt cachegrind.out* | tail -1)