diff --git a/boards/spark-core/Makefile.include b/boards/spark-core/Makefile.include
index cbce081a8e..676e629259 100644
--- a/boards/spark-core/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/spark-core/Makefile.include
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ ROM_OFFSET ?= 0x5000
 PROGRAMMER ?= dfu-util
 DFU_USB_ID = 1d50:607f
 DFU_USE_DFUSE = 1
+
+PROGRAMMERS_SUPPORTED += dfu-util