diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79b3dbe9..837bf11e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ if (NOT NRF5_SDK_PATH)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "The path to the NRF52 SDK must be specified on the command line (add -DNRF5_SDK_PATH=<path>")
 endif ()
 
-#if(NOT USE_JLINK AND NOT USE_GDB_CLIENT)
-#  set(USE_JLINK true)
-#endif()
+if(NOT USE_JLINK AND NOT USE_GDB_CLIENT AND NOT USE_OPENOCD)
+  set(USE_JLINK true)
+endif()
 
 if(USE_JLINK)
   if (NOT NRFJPROG)