diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index 3b003ff8647d..969c3c34739d 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),x86_64)
 endif
 ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
   ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),amd64)
-    ifneq ($(NATIVE_64BIT), y)
+    ifeq ($(NATIVE_64BIT), y)
       LINKFLAGS += -m64
-    else    
+    else
       LINKFLAGS += -m32 -DCOMPAT_32BIT -L/usr/lib32 -B/usr/lib32
     endif
   endif