diff --git a/boards/esp32s3.json b/boards/esp32s3.json
index 410a203ec..df9527c2c 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "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": "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 62169df92..46dea18ba 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3_8M.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3_8M.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "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": "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 6afac543e..5388523be 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3cdc-box.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3cdc-box.json
@@ -8,6 +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": "qio",
     "mcu": "esp32s3",
     "variant": "esp32s3",
     "partitions": "partitions/esp32_partition_app2944k_fs10M.csv"
diff --git a/boards/esp32s3cdc.json b/boards/esp32s3cdc.json
index 3cafe0eea..f4cb53cde 100644
--- a/boards/esp32s3cdc.json
+++ b/boards/esp32s3cdc.json
@@ -8,6 +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_4M -DESP32S3",
     "f_cpu": "240000000L",
     "f_flash": "80000000L",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
     "mcu": "esp32s3",
     "variant": "esp32s3",
     "partitions": "partitions/esp32_partition_app2880k_fs320k.csv"