diff --git a/source/application/hal/platforms/native/utils/system_init.c b/source/application/hal/platforms/native/utils/system_init.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include "system_init.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+int system_init(void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void system_release(void)
+{}
+
+void system_name(char* name, size_t size)
+{
+    strncpy(name, "native", size);
+}
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