diff --git a/boards/cuav/can-gps-v1/nuttx-config/canbootloader/defconfig b/boards/cuav/can-gps-v1/nuttx-config/canbootloader/defconfig
index 40dffb67e8..73eae9027f 100644
--- a/boards/cuav/can-gps-v1/nuttx-config/canbootloader/defconfig
+++ b/boards/cuav/can-gps-v1/nuttx-config/canbootloader/defconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=30
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=11
 CONFIG_STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING=y
+CONFIG_STM32_JTAG_SW_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_STM32_NOEXT_VECTORS=y
 CONFIG_STM32_TIM8=y
 CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE=0