diff --git a/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh b/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
index 3fcbb6fee524ffb67492dce6e7068a36f9b20042..babf0bb224c445ed9899fa7ee72dadba5840d8dd 100755
--- a/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ do_flash() {
             -c 'reset halt' \
             ${OPENOCD_PRE_FLASH_CMDS} \
             -c 'flash write_image erase \"${IMAGE_FILE}\" ${IMAGE_OFFSET} ${IMAGE_TYPE}' \
-            -c 'reset halt' \
             ${OPENOCD_PRE_VERIFY_CMDS} \
             -c 'verify_image \"${IMAGE_FILE}\"' \
             -c 'reset run' \