diff --git a/scripts/west_commands/runners/linkserver.py b/scripts/west_commands/runners/linkserver.py
index 9f15dac3135..886e855bb43 100644
--- a/scripts/west_commands/runners/linkserver.py
+++ b/scripts/west_commands/runners/linkserver.py
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ class LinkServerBinaryRunner(ZephyrBinaryRunner):
         if self.erase:
             self.do_erase()
 
-        # Use .hex or .bin, preferring .hex over .bin
+        # Use hex, bin or elf file provided by the buildsystem.
+        # Preferring .hex over .bin and .elf
         if self.supports_hex and self.hex_name is not None and os.path.isfile(self.hex_name):
             flash_cmd = (["load", self.hex_name])
+        # Preferring .bin over .elf
         elif self.bin_name is not None and os.path.isfile(self.bin_name):
             if self.dt_flash:
                 load_addr = self.flash_address_from_build_conf(self.build_conf)
@@ -198,9 +200,11 @@ class LinkServerBinaryRunner(ZephyrBinaryRunner):
                 raise RuntimeError("no load flash address could be found...")
 
             flash_cmd = (["load", "--addr", str(load_addr), self.bin_name])
+        elif self.elf_name is not None and os.path.isfile(self.elf_name):
+            flash_cmd = (["load", self.elf_name])
         else:
-            err = 'Cannot flash; no hex ({}) or bin ({}) file found.'
-            raise ValueError(err.format(self.hex_name, self.bin_name))
+            err = 'Cannot flash; no hex ({}), bin ({}) or elf ({}) files found.'
+            raise ValueError(err.format(self.hex_name, self.bin_name, self.elf_name))
 
         # Flash the selected file
         linkserver_cmd = linkserver_cmd + flash_cmd