diff --git a/boards/calliope-mini/Makefile.include b/boards/calliope-mini/Makefile.include
index 6f969e2c20..fa17c41591 100644
--- a/boards/calliope-mini/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/calliope-mini/Makefile.include
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.usbmodem*)))
 PROGRAMMER ?= fscopy
 
 ifeq (fscopy,$(PROGRAMMER))
-  export FFLAGS =
+  export FFLAGS = $(HEXFILE)
   export DEBUGGER_FLAGS =
 
   export FLASHER = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/flash.sh
diff --git a/boards/calliope-mini/dist/flash.sh b/boards/calliope-mini/dist/flash.sh
index 9b4630f966..fa8ce4f26c 100755
--- a/boards/calliope-mini/dist/flash.sh
+++ b/boards/calliope-mini/dist/flash.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ OS=`uname`
 DID_MOUNT=false
 NAME="MINI"
 
+HEXFILE=$1
+
 # set the mount path depending on the OS
 if [ ${OS} = "Linux" ]
 then