diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index b4c88211344e26ce9a1e33c80097ceeec84b4690..297ace01dc1a0c010a4f4a11c689a7e579872a2d 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ endif
 export LINKFLAGS += -ffunction-sections
 
 # set the tap interface for term/valgrind
-ifneq (,$(filter netdev2_tap,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
 	export PORT ?= tap0
 else
 	export PORT =