diff --git a/platform.txt b/platform.txt
index 520c2eb08..927c1e826 100644
--- a/platform.txt
+++ b/platform.txt
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ tools.openocd.cmd.windows=bin/openocd.exe
 
 tools.openocd.upload.params.verbose=-d2
 tools.openocd.upload.params.quiet=-d0
-tools.openocd.upload.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {upload.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" -f "interface/{protocol}" -c "set telnet_port 0" {extra_params} -f "target/at91samdXX.cfg" -c "telnet_port disabled; program {{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin} verify reset 0x2000; shutdown"
+tools.openocd.upload.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {upload.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" -f "{runtime.platform.path}/variants/{build.variant}/{build.openocdscript}" -c "telnet_port disabled; program {{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin} verify reset 0x2000; shutdown"
 
 # the following rule is deprecated by pluggable discovery
 tools.openocd.upload.network_pattern={tools.arduino_ota.cmd} -address {serial.port} -port 65280 -username arduino -password "{network.password}" -sketch "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin" -upload /sketch -b