diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 49abc10cb1e..449a44a77e2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -809,7 +809,10 @@ if(CONFIG_OUTPUT_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE)
   target_link_libraries_ifdef(${check} zephyr_prebuilt ${option})
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(cmake/qemu)
+if(EMU_PLATFORM)
+  include($ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/emu/${EMU_PLATFORM}.cmake)
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(cmake/flash)
 
 add_subdirectory(cmake/usage)
diff --git a/boards/posix/native_posix/board.cmake b/boards/posix/native_posix/board.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4a78fce884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/posix/native_posix/board.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set(EMU_PLATFORM native)
diff --git a/cmake/qemu/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/emu/qemu.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from cmake/qemu/CMakeLists.txt
rename to cmake/emu/qemu.cmake