diff --git a/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.include b/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.include
index a88bce1957..f1f2f54668 100644
--- a/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.include
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ RESET ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/cc2538dk/dist/reset.sh
 PROGRAMMER ?= cc2538-bsl
 
 ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),cc2538-bsl)
-  FLASHER = $(RIOTTOOLS)/cc2538-bsl/cc2538-bsl.py
-  FLASHDEPS += $(FLASHER)
-  FFLAGS  = -p "$(PROG_DEV)" -e -w -v $(FLASHFILE)
+  include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/cc2538-bsl.inc.mk
 else ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),jlink)
   FLASHER = $(RIOTBOARD)/cc2538dk/dist/flash.sh
   FFLAGS  = $(BINDIR) $(FLASHFILE)
diff --git a/boards/common/remote/Makefile.include b/boards/common/remote/Makefile.include
index 92c804ec0f..34f09b141d 100644
--- a/boards/common/remote/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/common/remote/Makefile.include
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ ifneq (,$(PORT_BSL))
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),cc2538-bsl)
-  RESET ?= $(RIOTTOOLS)/cc2538-bsl/cc2538-bsl.py -p "$(PROG_DEV)"
-  FLASHER = $(RIOTTOOLS)/cc2538-bsl/cc2538-bsl.py
-  FLASHDEPS += $(FLASHER)
-  FFLAGS  = -p "$(PROG_DEV)" -e -w -v -b 115200 $(FLASHFILE)
+  PROG_BAUD ?= 115200
+  include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/cc2538-bsl.inc.mk
 else ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),jlink)
   FLASHER = $(RIOTBOARD)/common/remote/dist/flash.sh
   FFLAGS  = $(BINDIR) $(FLASHFILE)
diff --git a/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.include b/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.include
index 826737a022..083cf28468 100644
--- a/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.include
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),cc2538-bsl)
   FLASHFILE ?= $(HEXFILE)
-  FLASHER = $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/cc2538-bsl/cc2538-bsl.py
-  FLASHDEPS += $(FLASHER)
-  FFLAGS  = -p "$(PROG_DEV)" --bootloader-invert-lines -e -w -v -b 460800 $(FLASHFILE)
-  RESET ?= $(RIOTTOOLS)/cc2538-bsl/cc2538-bsl.py
-  RESET_FLAGS ?= -p "$(PROG_DEV)" --bootloader-invert-lines
+  FFLAGS_OPTS ?= --bootloader-invert-lines
+  PROG_BAUD ?= 460800
+  include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/cc2538-bsl.inc.mk
 else ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),jlink)
   # Special flashing and reset scripts are required due to board hardware
   export FLASH_ADDR = 0x200000
diff --git a/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.include b/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.include
index 58379bbe1a..f05ef48ba9 100644
--- a/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.include
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),jlink)
   export JLINK_IF := JTAG
   export TUI := 1
   include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/jlink.inc.mk
-else
-  FLASHFILE ?= $(BINFILE)
-  FLASHER = $(RIOTTOOLS)/cc2538-bsl/cc2538-bsl.py
-  FLASHDEPS += $(FLASHER)
-  FFLAGS  = -p "$(PROG_DEV)" -e -w -v -b 460800 $(FLASHFILE)
+else ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),cc2538-bsl)
+  PROG_BAUD ?= 460800
+  include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/cc2538-bsl.inc.mk
 endif