diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/install.sh b/mote/v2/openwrt/install.sh
index 9c2ff52..03df483 100755
--- a/mote/v2/openwrt/install.sh
+++ b/mote/v2/openwrt/install.sh
@@ -46,17 +46,21 @@ cp patches/420-tune_spi_bitbanging_for_avr.patch $BACKFIRE_PATH/target/linux/ath
 
 # backport loglevel fix to busybox v1.15.3-2
 # see: https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=681
-cp patches/920-fix_crond_loglevel.patch $BACKFIRE_PATH/package/busybox/patches
+cp patches/820-fix_crond_loglevel.patch $BACKFIRE_PATH/package/busybox/patches
 
 # patch the default OpenWRT Lua package
 rm $BACKFIRE_PATH/package/lua/patches/400-luaposix_5.1.4-embedded.patch
 rm $BACKFIRE_PATH/package/lua/patches/500-eglibc_config.patch
 cp patches/600-lua-tablecreate.patch $BACKFIRE_PATH/package/lua/patches
 
+# copy flash utility to the tools dir
+cp ../tools/ap51-flash $BACKFIRE_PATH/tools
+
 # patch files of the OpenWRT build system
 cd $BACKFIRE_PATH
 patch -p0 < $REPO_PATH/patches/900-disable_console.patch
 patch -p0 < $REPO_PATH/patches/910-set_ttyS0_baud_to_115200.patch
+patch -p0 < $REPO_PATH/patches/920-add-make-flash-option.patch
 
 # we don't need rdate, relying on ntpclient instead
 rm $BACKFIRE_PATH/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/40-rdate
diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/920-fix_crond_loglevel.patch b/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/820-fix_crond_loglevel.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from mote/v2/openwrt/patches/920-fix_crond_loglevel.patch
rename to mote/v2/openwrt/patches/820-fix_crond_loglevel.patch
diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/920-add-make-flash-option.patch b/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/920-add-make-flash-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53642c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/920-add-make-flash-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- Makefile	(revision 26802)
++++ Makefile	(working copy)
+@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@
+ package/symlinks-clean:
+ 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds uninstall -a
+ 
++# flash the target with Sven Ola's ap51-flash tool
++SUDO=sudo
++AP51=tools/ap51-flash
++ETH=eth0
++BINDIR=bin/atheros
++ROOTFS=$(BINDIR)/openwrt-atheros-root.squashfs
++KERNEL=$(BINDIR)/openwrt-atheros-vmlinux.lzma
++
++flash:
++	$(SUDO) $(AP51) $(ETH) $(ROOTFS) $(KERNEL)
++
+ .PHONY: clean dirclean prereq prepare world package/symlinks package/symlinks-install package/symlinks-clean
+ 
+ endif
diff --git a/mote/v2/tools/ap51-flash b/mote/v2/tools/ap51-flash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5ab47be
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