diff --git a/boards/others/neorv32/support/openocd.cfg b/boards/others/neorv32/support/openocd.cfg
index a857c8ba7c1..fc7e7462559 100644
--- a/boards/others/neorv32/support/openocd.cfg
+++ b/boards/others/neorv32/support/openocd.cfg
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk>
+# Copyright (c) 2021,2025 Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 adapter driver ftdi
-ftdi_vid_pid 0x0403 0x6010
-ftdi_channel 0
+adapter speed 1000
 
 if { [info exists _ZEPHYR_BOARD_SERIAL] } {
-    ftdi_serial $_ZEPHYR_BOARD_SERIAL
+    adapter serial $_ZEPHYR_BOARD_SERIAL
 }
 
-ftdi_layout_init 0x0038 0x003b
-
-adapter speed 1000
-ftdi_layout_signal nTRST -ndata 0x0010 -noe 0x0040
+ftdi vid_pid 0x0403 0x6010
+ftdi channel 0
+ftdi layout_init 0x0038 0x003b
 
 source [find neorv32.cfg]