diff --git a/boards/cc2538dk/dist/flash.sh b/boards/cc2538dk/dist/flash.sh
index b608ce19be45919d63ecc279f35b92883e29e484..b7a28b51ffbca4d8cacaaaeef0a624abca790183 100755
--- a/boards/cc2538dk/dist/flash.sh
+++ b/boards/cc2538dk/dist/flash.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 # @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
 
 BINDIR=$1
-HEXFILE=$2
+BINFILE=$2
 FLASHADDR=200000
 
 # setup JLink command file
 echo "speed 1000" > $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "loadbin $HEXFILE $FLASHADDR" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
+echo "loadbin $BINFILE $FLASHADDR" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
 echo "r" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
 echo "g" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
 echo "exit" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
diff --git a/boards/common/remote/dist/flash.sh b/boards/common/remote/dist/flash.sh
index b608ce19be45919d63ecc279f35b92883e29e484..b7a28b51ffbca4d8cacaaaeef0a624abca790183 100755
--- a/boards/common/remote/dist/flash.sh
+++ b/boards/common/remote/dist/flash.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 # @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
 
 BINDIR=$1
-HEXFILE=$2
+BINFILE=$2
 FLASHADDR=200000
 
 # setup JLink command file
 echo "speed 1000" > $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "loadbin $HEXFILE $FLASHADDR" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
+echo "loadbin $BINFILE $FLASHADDR" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
 echo "r" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
 echo "g" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
 echo "exit" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg