diff --git a/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/create_makefile.ci.sh b/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/create_makefile.ci.sh
index 54bf3b2040097..2124ad4342e14 100755
--- a/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/create_makefile.ci.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/create_makefile.ci.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ for BOARD in $(EXTERNAL_BOARD_DIRS="" make  --no-print-directory info-boards-sup
         if grep -e overflowed \
                 -e "not within region" \
                 -e "wraps around address space" \
+                -e "overlaps section \.bss VMA" \
                 "$TMPFILE" > /dev/null; then
             printf "${CBIG}%s${CRESET}\n" "too big"
             BOARDS="${BOARDS} ${BOARD}"
diff --git a/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/update_insufficient_memory_board.sh b/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/update_insufficient_memory_board.sh
index 66f8644bd2a7e..05b9e2dea1e4a 100755
--- a/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/update_insufficient_memory_board.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/update_insufficient_memory_board.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ for application in ${APPLICATIONS}; do
         if grep -e overflowed \
                 -e "not within region" \
                 -e "wraps around address space" \
+                -e "overlaps section \.bss VMA" \
                 "$TMPFILE" > /dev/null; then
             printf "${CBIG}%s${CRESET}\n" "too big"
             make -f "$(dirname "$0")"/Makefile.for_sh DIR="${RIOTBASE}/${application}" ADD_BOARDS="${BOARD}" Makefile.ci > /dev/null