diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 9b9b693f5..6d959fe12 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ lib_deps =
   https://github.com/pbolduc/AsyncTCP.git @ 1.2.0
   ${env.lib_deps}
 board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}   ;; default partioning for 4MB Flash - can be overridden in build envs
+board_build.flash_mode = qio
 
 [esp32s3]
 ;; generic definitions for all ESP32-S3 boards
@@ -528,7 +529,6 @@ build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32c3.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=
 upload_speed = 460800
 build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
 lib_deps = ${esp32c3.lib_deps}
-board_build.flash_mode = qio
 
 [env:esp32s3dev_16MB_opi]
 ;; ESP32-S3 development board, with 16MB FLASH and >= 8MB PSRAM (memory_type: qio_opi)