diff --git a/boards/esp32s3.json b/boards/esp32s3.json
index a498eb851..df9527c2c 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3.json
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   "build": {
     "arduino":{
-      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld"
+      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
+      "memory_type": "qio_qspi"
     },
     "core": "esp32",
     "extra_flags": "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=0 -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_MSC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_DFU_ON_BOOT=0 -DESP32_4M -DESP32S3",
     "f_cpu": "240000000L",
     "f_flash": "80000000L",
-    "flash_mode": "dio",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
     "mcu": "esp32s3",
     "variant": "esp32s3",
     "partitions": "partitions/esp32_partition_app2880k_fs320k.csv"
diff --git a/boards/esp32s3_8M.json b/boards/esp32s3_8M.json
index 27000194c..46dea18ba 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3_8M.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3_8M.json
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   "build": {
     "arduino":{
-      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld"
+      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
+      "memory_type": "qio_qspi"
     },
     "core": "esp32",
     "extra_flags": "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=0 -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_MSC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_DFU_ON_BOOT=0 -DESP32_8M -DESP32S3",
     "f_cpu": "240000000L",
     "f_flash": "80000000L",
-    "flash_mode": "dio",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
     "mcu": "esp32s3",
     "variant": "esp32s3",
     "partitions": "partitions/esp32_partition_app2944k_fs2M.csv"
diff --git a/boards/esp32s3cdc-box.json b/boards/esp32s3cdc-box.json
index cbeafdc39..5388523be 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3cdc-box.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3cdc-box.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "extra_flags": "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_MSC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_DFU_ON_BOOT=0 -DUSE_USB_CDC_CONSOLE -DESP32_16M -DESP32S3",
     "f_cpu": "240000000L",
     "f_flash": "80000000L",
-    "flash_mode": "dio",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
     "mcu": "esp32s3",
     "variant": "esp32s3",
     "partitions": "partitions/esp32_partition_app2944k_fs10M.csv"
diff --git a/boards/esp32s3cdc.json b/boards/esp32s3cdc.json
index a5280fb9d..f4cb53cde 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3cdc.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3cdc.json
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   "build": {
     "arduino":{
-      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld"
+      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
+      "memory_type": "qio_qspi"
     },
     "core": "esp32",
     "extra_flags": "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_MSC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_DFU_ON_BOOT=0 -DUSE_USB_CDC_CONSOLE -DESP32_4M -DESP32S3",
     "f_cpu": "240000000L",
     "f_flash": "80000000L",
-    "flash_mode": "dio",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
     "mcu": "esp32s3",
     "variant": "esp32s3",
     "partitions": "partitions/esp32_partition_app2880k_fs320k.csv"