diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index fc0e1b4d..cd03107d 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 * Resolved an issue where ``get_systype()`` inaccurately returned the architecture when executed within a Docker container on a 64-bit kernel with a 32-bit userspace (`issue #4777 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4777>`_)
 * Resolved an issue with incorrect handling of the ``check_src_filters`` option when used in multiple environments (`issue #4788 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4788>`_)
 * Resolved an issue where running `pio project metadata <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/project/cmd_metadata.html>`__ resulted in duplicated "include" entries (`issue #4723 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4723>`_)
+* Resolved an issue where native debugging failed on the host machine (`issue #4745 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4745>`_)
 
 6.1.11 (2023-08-31)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/platformio/debug/config/factory.py b/platformio/debug/config/factory.py
index d7358b92..ea36b6a0 100644
--- a/platformio/debug/config/factory.py
+++ b/platformio/debug/config/factory.py
@@ -27,17 +27,13 @@ class DebugConfigFactory:
 
     @classmethod
     def new(cls, platform, project_config, env_name):
-        board_config = platform.board_config(
-            project_config.get("env:" + env_name, "board")
-        )
-        tool_name = (
-            board_config.get_debug_tool_name(
-                project_config.get("env:" + env_name, "debug_tool")
-            )
-            if board_config
-            else None
-        )
+        board_id = project_config.get("env:" + env_name, "board")
         config_cls = None
+        tool_name = None
+        if board_id:
+            tool_name = platform.board_config(
+                project_config.get("env:" + env_name, "board")
+            ).get_debug_tool_name(project_config.get("env:" + env_name, "debug_tool"))
         try:
             mod = importlib.import_module("platformio.debug.config.%s" % tool_name)
             config_cls = getattr(mod, cls.get_clsname(tool_name))
diff --git a/platformio/platform/base.py b/platformio/platform/base.py
index 51b02216..0d2d57a9 100644
--- a/platformio/platform/base.py
+++ b/platformio/platform/base.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class PlatformBase(  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-pub
         return self._BOARDS_CACHE[id_] if id_ else self._BOARDS_CACHE
 
     def board_config(self, id_):
+        assert id_
         return self.get_boards(id_)
 
     def get_package_type(self, name):