diff --git a/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
index a832984d0..804ff2c39 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 set CHIPNAME STM32F051R8T6
 
 source [find target/stm32f0x_stlink.cfg]
+
+# use hardware reset, connect under reset
+reset_config srst_only srst_nogate
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
index 6ac3751f1..578a0e8a7 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
 set CHIPNAME STM32F207IGH6
 
 source [find target/stm32f2x_stlink.cfg]
+
+# use hardware reset, connect under reset
+reset_config srst_only srst_nogate
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
index d17cdd935..4e3beb925 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
 set CHIPNAME STM32F417IGH6
 
 source [find target/stm32f4x_stlink.cfg]
+
+# use hardware reset, connect under reset
+reset_config srst_only srst_nogate
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg
index 392a6e6ff..678eea68c 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ source [find interface/stlink-v2.cfg]
 
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 source [find target/stm32f0x_stlink.cfg]
+
+# use hardware reset, connect under reset
+reset_config srst_only srst_nogate
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg
index 98125e171..ae54e18c4 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 source [find interface/stlink-v2.cfg]
 
 source [find target/stm32f4x_stlink.cfg]
+
+# use hardware reset, connect under reset
+reset_config srst_only srst_nogate
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg
index 9f4707311..a8eac815e 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 source [find interface/stlink-v2.cfg]
 
 source [find target/stm32lx_stlink.cfg]
+
+# use hardware reset, connect under reset
+reset_config srst_only srst_nogate