diff --git a/src/Main/fg_io.cxx b/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
index 8e9f40e99..82cdf7b29 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_io.cxx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <Network/fg_socket.hxx>
 
 #include <Network/protocol.hxx>
+#include <Network/native.hxx>
 #include <Network/garmin.hxx>
 #include <Network/nmea.hxx>
 #include <Network/pve.hxx>
@@ -69,7 +70,10 @@ static FGProtocol *parse_port_config( const string& config )
     FG_LOG( FG_IO, FG_INFO, "  protocol = " << protocol );
 
     FGProtocol *io;
-    if ( protocol == "garmin" ) {
+    if ( protocol == "native" ) {
+	FGNative *native = new FGNative;
+	io = native;
+    } else if ( protocol == "garmin" ) {
 	FGGarmin *garmin = new FGGarmin;
 	io = garmin;
     } else if ( protocol == "nmea" ) {
diff --git a/src/Main/options.cxx b/src/Main/options.cxx
index 756d1935a..a7176cc76 100644
--- a/src/Main/options.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/options.cxx
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ fgOPTIONS::parse_fov( const string& arg ) {
 //
 // Format is "--protocol=medium,direction,hz,medium_options,..."
 //
-//   protocol = { nmea, garmin, fgfs, rul, pve, etc. }
+//   protocol = { native, nmea, garmin, fgfs, rul, pve, etc. }
 //   medium = { serial, socket, file, etc. }
 //   direction = { in, out, bi }
 //   hz = number of times to process channel per second (floating
@@ -746,8 +746,8 @@ int fgOPTIONS::parse_option( const string& arg ) {
 	tris_or_culled = 0;	
     } else if ( arg == "--hud-culled" ) {
 	tris_or_culled = 1;
-    } else if ( arg.find( "--fgfs=" ) != string::npos ) {
-	parse_channel( "fgfs", arg.substr(7) );
+    } else if ( arg.find( "--native=" ) != string::npos ) {
+	parse_channel( "native", arg.substr(9) );
     } else if ( arg.find( "--garmin=" ) != string::npos ) {
 	parse_channel( "garmin", arg.substr(9) );
     } else if ( arg.find( "--nmea=" ) != string::npos ) {