diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 6b5d8a2e06..9c45a7440f 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ include $(RIOTMAKE)/modules.inc.mk
 
 
 .PHONY: all link clean flash flash-only term doc debug debug-server reset objdump help info-modules
-.PHONY: print-size elffile binfile hexfile
+.PHONY: print-size elffile binfile hexfile flashfile
 .PHONY: ..in-docker-container
 
 # Targets that depend on FORCE will always be rebuilt. Contrary to a .PHONY
@@ -411,6 +411,12 @@ BINFILE ?= $(ELFFILE:.elf=.bin)
 elffile: $(ELFFILE)
 hexfile: $(HEXFILE)
 binfile: $(BINFILE)
+# # # FLASHFILE Being introduced, only supported if bsp define FLASHFILE # # #
+# # # Not all boards use this file for the moment
+#
+# FLASHFILE is the file used by the flasher
+# (can be overwritten to $(HEXFILE), $(BINFILE))
+flashfile: $(FLASHFILE)
 
 # variables used to compile and link c++
 CPPMIX ?= $(if $(wildcard *.cpp),1,)
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_IN_DOCKER),1)
 link: ..in-docker-container
 else
 ifeq (,$(RIOTNOLINK))
-link: ..compiler-check ..build-message $(ELFFILE) $(HEXFILE) print-size
+link: ..compiler-check ..build-message $(ELFFILE) $(FLASHFILE) $(HEXFILE) print-size
 else
 link: ..compiler-check ..build-message $(BASELIBS)
 endif # RIOTNOLINK
diff --git a/makefiles/docker.inc.mk b/makefiles/docker.inc.mk
index 775549f630..058e623632 100644
--- a/makefiles/docker.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/docker.inc.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export DOCKER_ENV_VARS = \
   CXXUWFLAGS \
   ELFFILE \
   HEXFILE \
+  FLASHFILE \
   LINK \
   LINKFLAGPREFIX \
   LINKFLAGS \
diff --git a/makefiles/info.inc.mk b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
index c9587ac391..239b819c11 100644
--- a/makefiles/info.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ info-build:
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'ELFFILE: $(ELFFILE)'
 	@echo 'HEXFILE: $(HEXFILE)'
+	@echo 'FLASHFILE: $(FLASHFILE)'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'FEATURES_REQUIRED (excl. optional features):'
 	@echo '         $(or $(sort $(filter-out $(FEATURES_OPTIONAL), $(FEATURES_REQUIRED))), -none-)'
diff --git a/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk b/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk
index 10fb376f06..9fcf881b0d 100644
--- a/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/scan-build.inc.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SCANBUILD_ENV_VARS := \
   CXXUWFLAGS \
   ELFFILE \
   HEXFILE \
+  FLASHFILE \
   HOME \
   LINK \
   LINKFLAGPREFIX \
diff --git a/makefiles/vars.inc.mk b/makefiles/vars.inc.mk
index dece27bdf6..bff4d74f52 100644
--- a/makefiles/vars.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/vars.inc.mk
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export FLASH_ADDR            # Define an offset to flash code into ROM memory.
 export PORT                  # The port to connect the TERMPROG to.
 export ELFFILE               # The unstripped result of the compilation.
 export HEXFILE               # The stripped result of the compilation.
+# FLASHFILE                  # The output file used for flashing (transition phase: only if defined)
 export DEBUGGER              # The command to call on "make debug", usually a script starting the GDB front-end.
 export DEBUGGER_FLAGS        # The parameters to supply to DEBUGGER.
 export DEBUGSERVER           # The command to call on "make debug-server", usually a script starting the GDB server.