diff --git a/boards/arduino-duemilanove/Makefile.include b/boards/arduino-duemilanove/Makefile.include
index 9fb335b3ba..a0f5e11c21 100644
--- a/boards/arduino-duemilanove/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/arduino-duemilanove/Makefile.include
@@ -3,14 +3,7 @@ PORT_LINUX  ?= /dev/ttyUSB0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.usbmodem*)))
 BAUD        ?= 9600
 
-# PROGRAMMER defaults to arduino which is the internal flasher via USB
-# using avrdude. Can be overridden for debugging (which requires changes
-# that require to use an ISP)
-PROGRAMMER ?= arduino
-# configure programmer speed in baud
-FFLAGS_EXTRA += -b 57600
-
-BOOTLOADER_SIZE ?= 2K
-ROM_RESERVED ?= $(BOOTLOADER_SIZE)
+ARDUINO_DUEMILANOVE_BOOTLOADER ?= atmegaboot
+BOOTLOADER ?= $(ARDUINO_DUEMILANOVE_BOOTLOADER)
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/arduino-atmega/Makefile.include