diff --git a/boards/thingy52/Makefile.include b/boards/thingy52/Makefile.include
index 4056b13ce5..44f5685687 100644
--- a/boards/thingy52/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/thingy52/Makefile.include
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # CPU configuration for the Thingy:52
 CPU_MODEL = nrf52832xxaa
 
-# override default PORT
-PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyUSB0
-PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART*)))
+# for this board, we are using Segger's RTT as default terminal interface
+USEMODULE += rtt_stdio
+TERMPROG = $(RIOTBASE)/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
+TERMFLAGS = term_rtt
 
 # use shared Makefile.include
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52xxxdk/Makefile.include