diff --git a/boards/common/nucleo/Makefile.include b/boards/common/nucleo/Makefile.include
index 24c6fc7910..a5da8b7d53 100644
--- a/boards/common/nucleo/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/common/nucleo/Makefile.include
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/stm32/include
 # Setup of programmer and serial is shared between STM32 based boards
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/boards/stm32.inc.mk
 
+# If port selection via ttys.py is enabled by `MOST_RECENT_PORT=1`, filter
+# USB serials to only select the UART bridge of embedded STLink debuggers.
+TTY_BOARD_FILTER := --model 'STM32 STLink'
+
 # variable needed by cpy2remed PROGRAMMER
 # it contains name of ST-Link removable media