diff --git a/buildroot/bin/mftest b/buildroot/bin/mftest
index 9048d8a244..7806d37cfa 100755
--- a/buildroot/bin/mftest
+++ b/buildroot/bin/mftest
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ if ((AUTO_BUILD)); then
       [[ $CHOICE > $ECOUNT ]] && { echo "Environment selection out of range." ; exit 1 ; }
     fi
     TARGET="${ENVS[$CHOICE-1]}"
+    if [[ $MB == 'SIMULATED' && $TARGET == 'linux_native' ]]; then
+      TARGET="simulator_linux_release" # Skip the linux_native environment
+    fi
     echo "Selected $TARGET"
   fi