diff --git a/seriallist_darwin.go b/seriallist_darwin.go
index a85164da1..9d367ff70 100644
--- a/seriallist_darwin.go
+++ b/seriallist_darwin.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ func removeNonArduinoBoards(ports []OsSerialPort) []OsSerialPort {
 	//log.Println(string(cmdOutput))
 	cmdOutSlice := strings.Split(string(cmdOutput), "\n")
 
+	var arduino_ports []OsSerialPort
+	var other_ports []OsSerialPort
+
 	// how many lines is the output? boards attached = lines/8
 	for i := 0; i < len(cmdOutSlice)/8; i++ {
 
@@ -59,17 +62,22 @@ func removeNonArduinoBoards(ports []OsSerialPort) []OsSerialPort {
 				if !strings.Contains(port.Name, "/cu") {
 					port.RelatedNames = append(port.RelatedNames, archBoardName)
 					port.FriendlyName = strings.Trim(boardName, "\n")
+					arduino_ports = append(arduino_ports, port)
+				} else {
+					other_ports = append(other_ports, port)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	arduino_ports = append(arduino_ports, other_ports...)
+
 	// additional remove phase
-	ports = Filter(ports, func(port OsSerialPort) bool {
+	arduino_ports = Filter(arduino_ports, func(port OsSerialPort) bool {
 		return !strings.Contains(port.Name, "Blue") && !strings.Contains(port.Name, "/cu")
 	})
 
-	return ports
+	return arduino_ports
 }
 
 func getList() ([]OsSerialPort, os.SyscallError) {
diff --git a/seriallist_linux.go b/seriallist_linux.go
index d389803d4..26cc3d3b4 100755
--- a/seriallist_linux.go
+++ b/seriallist_linux.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ func removeNonArduinoBoards(ports []OsSerialPort) []OsSerialPort {
 		cmdOutSlice = append(cmdOutSlice, re.FindString(element))
 	}
 
+	var arduino_ports, other_ports []OsSerialPort
+
 	for _, element := range cmdOutSlice {
 
 		if element == "" {
@@ -58,11 +60,16 @@ func removeNonArduinoBoards(ports []OsSerialPort) []OsSerialPort {
 			if strings.Contains(element, strings.Trim(cmdOutput2S, "\n")) && cmdOutput2S != "" {
 				port.RelatedNames = append(port.RelatedNames, archBoardName)
 				port.FriendlyName = strings.Trim(boardName, "\n")
+				arduino_ports = append(arduino_ports, port)
+			} else {
+				other_ports = append(other_ports, port)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ports
+	arduino_ports = append(arduino_ports, other_ports...)
+
+	return arduino_ports
 }
 
 func getList() ([]OsSerialPort, os.SyscallError) {