diff --git a/boards/hifive1b/Makefile.include b/boards/hifive1b/Makefile.include
index 4dc8c6fd44..5a3b4bd0e5 100644
--- a/boards/hifive1b/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/hifive1b/Makefile.include
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 USEMODULE += stdio_uart
 
 # set default port depending on operating system
-PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyUSB1
+PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.usbmodem*)))
 
 # setup serial terminal