diff --git a/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh b/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
index 5a278a6150..83c88e0dd5 100755
--- a/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ do_term() {
             -speed '${JLINK_SPEED}' \
             -if '${JLINK_IF}' \
             -jtagconf -1,-1 \
-            -commandfile '${RIOTTOOLS}/jlink/term.seg' & \
+            -commandfile '${RIOTTOOLS}/jlink/term.seg' >/dev/null & \
             echo  \$! > $JLINK_PIDFILE" &
 
     sh -c "${JLINK_TERMPROG} ${JLINK_TERMFLAGS}"