diff --git a/makefiles/tools/edbg.inc.mk b/makefiles/tools/edbg.inc.mk
index 2fe20b108412d..38e598ffae235 100644
--- a/makefiles/tools/edbg.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/tools/edbg.inc.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/edbg-devices.inc.mk
 
+# Edbg use a bin file for flashing
+FLASHFILE ?= $(BINFILE)
+
 RIOT_EDBG = $(RIOTTOOLS)/edbg/edbg
 EDBG ?= $(RIOT_EDBG)
-FLASHER ?= $(EDBG)
-FLASHFILE ?= $(BINFILE)
+ifneq (0,$(shell command -v $(EDBG) 2>&1 > /dev/null ; echo $$?))
+  FLASHDEPS += $(RIOT_EDBG)
+  EDBG := $(RIOT_EDBG)
+endif
+
 # Use USB serial number to select device when more than one is connected
 # Use /dist/tools/usb-serial/list-ttys.sh to find out serial number.
 #   Usage:
@@ -15,22 +21,21 @@ endif
 
 # Set offset according to IMAGE_OFFSET if it's defined
 EDBG_ARGS += $(if $(IMAGE_OFFSET),--offset $(IMAGE_OFFSET))
+EDBG_ARGS += --target $(EDBG_DEVICE_TYPE)
 
-FFLAGS ?= $(EDBG_ARGS) --target $(EDBG_DEVICE_TYPE) --verbose \
-                       --file $(FLASHFILE)
+EDBG_TARGETS = flash reset
+# Export EDBG to required targets
+$(call target-export-variables,$(EDBG_TARGETS),EDBG)
 
-ifeq ($(RIOT_EDBG),$(FLASHER))
-  FLASHDEPS += $(RIOT_EDBG)
-endif
-RESET ?= $(EDBG)
-RESET_FLAGS ?= $(EDBG_ARGS) --target $(EDBG_DEVICE_TYPE)
+# Export EDBG_ARGS to required targets
+$(call target-export-variables,$(EDBG_TARGETS),EDBG_ARGS)
 
-define edbg-flash-recipe
-  $(call check_cmd,$(FLASHER),Flash program)
-  $(FLASHER) $(FFLAGS) --verify || $(FLASHER) $(FFLAGS) --verify --program
-endef
+# Set flasher and reset for the RIOT build system
+FLASHER ?= $(RIOTTOOLS)/edbg/edbg.sh
+FFLAGS ?= flash $(FLASHFILE)
 
-flash-recipe = $(edbg-flash-recipe)
+RESET ?= $(RIOTTOOLS)/edbg/edbg.sh
+RESET_FLAGS ?= reset
 
 # use openocd for debugging, must be included at the end so FLASHER/RESET
 # variables are already set for edbg.