diff --git a/boards/common/nrf52/dist/openocd.cfg b/boards/common/nrf52/dist/openocd.cfg
index fb1632de46..55c1f123c2 100644
--- a/boards/common/nrf52/dist/openocd.cfg
+++ b/boards/common/nrf52/dist/openocd.cfg
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 source [find target/nrf52.cfg]
+$_TARGETNAME configure -rtos auto