diff --git a/Tools/px_uploader.py b/Tools/px_uploader.py
index a0cec1f31e..7be7602183 100755
--- a/Tools/px_uploader.py
+++ b/Tools/px_uploader.py
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ class uploader(object):
                                    "high that it is not safe! If unsure, use px4fmu-v2_default.\n"
                                    "\n"
                                    "If you know you that the board does not have the silicon errata, use\n"
-                                   "this script with --force, or update the bootloader.\n")
+                                   "this script with --force, or update the bootloader. If you are invoking\n"
+                                   "upload using make, you can use force-upload target to force the upload.\n")
 
         self.__erase("Erase  ")
         self.__program("Program", fw)
diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
index e7bfe9ba5e..0333597703 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ if (TARGET parameters_xml AND TARGET airframes_xml)
 			VERBATIM
 			USES_TERMINAL
 			)
+		add_custom_target(force-upload
+			COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
+				${PX4_SOURCE_DIR}/Tools/px_uploader.py --force --port ${serial_ports} ${fw_file}
+			DEPENDS ${fw_file}
+			COMMENT "uploading px4 with --force"
+			VERBATIM
+			USES_TERMINAL
+			)
 	endif()
 endif()