diff --git a/boards/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg b/boards/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg
index d7af3c59b7..d7488d353d 100644
--- a/boards/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg
+++ b/boards/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-assert {
     # after the write happens, which fails when the core is in reset.
     riscv set_mem_access abstract
 
-    # Go!
+    # Reset the Hart
     $_TARGETNAME mww 0xe0042008 0x1
 
     # Put the memory access mode back to what it was.
     riscv set_mem_access progbuf
+
+    # Continue execution
+    resume
 }