diff --git a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/README.md b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/README.md
index bea26442f8..7e093ea90e 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/README.md
+++ b/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5x/README.md
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ The assert handler is defined in mbed-os/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NOR
  * It is not possible to do an asynchronous write from flash and receive non-asynchronously at the same time since the non-asynchronous receive buffer is being used as the temporary transmission buffer.
  * The driver will flush the DMA buffer after a configurable timeout. During this process the UART will be halted and therefor unable to receive data. Hardware flow control should be enabled to avoid missing any data during this window.
 
+#### Serial Wire Output (SWO)
+
+On the nRF52832 pin 18 (p18 or p0_18) is the SWO pin and a GPIO pin.  On the nRF52_DK and DELTA_DFBM_NQ620 targets p18 is also mapped to LED2, so the ITM has been removed from these targets to avoid contention.  If you need SWO capability instead of LED2, add the ITM through ```mbed_app.json```:
+```
+    "target_overrides": {
+        "*": {
+            "target.device_has_add": ["ITM"]
+        }
+    }
+```
 
 ## SoftDevice
 
diff --git a/targets/targets.json b/targets/targets.json
index 8f50aec796..4de79c748c 100644
--- a/targets/targets.json
+++ b/targets/targets.json
@@ -6855,7 +6855,8 @@
         "device_name": "nRF52832_xxAA",
         "macros_add": [
             "WSF_MAX_HANDLERS=10"
-        ]
+        ],
+        "device_has_remove": ["ITM"]
     },
     "SDT52832B": {
         "inherits": ["MCU_NRF52832"],
@@ -6899,7 +6900,8 @@
         "supported_form_factors": ["ARDUINO"],
         "inherits": ["MCU_NRF52832"],
         "release_versions": ["5"],
-        "device_name": "nRF52832_xxAA"
+        "device_name": "nRF52832_xxAA",
+        "device_has_remove": ["ITM"]
     },
     "MCU_NRF52840": {
         "inherits": ["Target"],