diff --git a/boards/common/gd32v/Makefile.include b/boards/common/gd32v/Makefile.include
index 75433dd97c..b5dd169bfa 100644
--- a/boards/common/gd32v/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/common/gd32v/Makefile.include
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART*)))
 
 # configure the flasher
 PROGRAMMER ?= openocd
-OPENOCD_CONFIG ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg
 OPENOCD_DEBUG_ADAPTER ?= ftdi
 OPENOCD_FTDI_ADAPTER ?= openocd-usb
 OPENOCD_TRANSPORT ?= jtag
diff --git a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.include b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.include
index 3f5d298382..bb961d1670 100644
--- a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Makefile.include
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
+OPENOCD_CONFIG ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.include
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include
index 1ff81aea98..eb14ed5d14 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
 PROGRAMMER ?= dfu-util
+OPENOCD_CONFIG ?= $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/dist/openocd.cfg
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.include