diff --git a/boards/native/native_sim/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/native/native_sim/CMakeLists.txt
index 014b0bb049c..613b7df4f82 100644
--- a/boards/native/native_sim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/boards/native/native_sim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ zephyr_library_sources(
 
 if(CONFIG_NATIVE_SIM_REBOOT)
   zephyr_library_sources(reboot.c)
-  if(CONFIG_NATIVE_LIBRARY)
-    target_sources(native_simulator INTERFACE reboot_bottom.c)
-  else()
-    zephyr_library_sources(reboot_bottom.c)
-  endif()
+  target_sources(native_simulator INTERFACE reboot_bottom.c)
 endif()
 
 zephyr_include_directories(