diff --git a/targets/targets.json b/targets/targets.json
index b9d3395ece7..31a6912723d 100644
--- a/targets/targets.json
+++ b/targets/targets.json
@@ -1616,7 +1616,8 @@
     "NRF51_MICROBIT": {
         "inherits": ["MCU_NRF51_16K_S110"],
         "macros_add": ["TARGET_NRF_LFCLK_RC"],
-        "release_versions": ["2"]
+        "release_versions": ["2"],
+        "device_name": "nRF51822_xxAA"
     },
     "NRF51_MICROBIT_BOOT": {
         "inherits": ["MCU_NRF51_16K_BOOT_S110"],