diff --git a/lib/processor/hosted/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/processor/hosted/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/lib/processor/hosted/CMakeLists.txt
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+collect (PROJECT_LIB_HEADERS atomic.h)
+collect (PROJECT_LIB_HEADERS cpu.h)
diff --git a/lib/processor/hosted/atomic.h b/lib/processor/hosted/atomic.h
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+++ b/lib/processor/hosted/atomic.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @file	hosted/atomic.h
+ * @brief	Hosted environment atomic primitives for libmetal.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __METAL_HOSTED_ATOMIC__H__
+#define __METAL_HOSTED_ATOMIC__H__
+
+#endif /* __METAL_HOSTED_ATOMIC__H__ */
diff --git a/lib/processor/hosted/cpu.h b/lib/processor/hosted/cpu.h
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index 00000000..be8a1680
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+++ b/lib/processor/hosted/cpu.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @file	hosted/cpu.h
+ * @brief	Hosted environment CPU specific primitives
+ */
+
+#include <metal/sys.h>
+
+#ifndef __METAL_HOSTED_CPU__H__
+#define __METAL_HOSTED_CPU__H__
+
+static inline void metal_cpu_yield(void)
+{
+	metal_wait_usec(10);
+}
+
+#endif /* __METAL_HOSTED_CPU__H__ */