diff --git a/boards/t420-hotp-maximized/t420-hotp-maximized.config b/boards/t420-hotp-maximized/t420-hotp-maximized.config
index 89259f92..73fe565c 100644
--- a/boards/t420-hotp-maximized/t420-hotp-maximized.config
+++ b/boards/t420-hotp-maximized/t420-hotp-maximized.config
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad T420-hotp-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq"
 
 #Include bits related to sandybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx20_me_blobs
diff --git a/boards/t420-maximized/t420-maximized.config b/boards/t420-maximized/t420-maximized.config
index 8332c8a7..2c1269d1 100644
--- a/boards/t420-maximized/t420-maximized.config
+++ b/boards/t420-maximized/t420-maximized.config
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad T420-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq"
 
 #Include bits related to sandybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx20_me_blobs
diff --git a/boards/x220-hotp-maximized/x220-hotp-maximized.config b/boards/x220-hotp-maximized/x220-hotp-maximized.config
index 572524b2..9cb1f3eb 100644
--- a/boards/x220-hotp-maximized/x220-hotp-maximized.config
+++ b/boards/x220-hotp-maximized/x220-hotp-maximized.config
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad X220-hotp-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq"
 
 #Include bits related to sandybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx20_me_blobs
diff --git a/boards/x220-maximized/x220-maximized.config b/boards/x220-maximized/x220-maximized.config
index 81a36fcf..28b155b0 100644
--- a/boards/x220-maximized/x220-maximized.config
+++ b/boards/x220-maximized/x220-maximized.config
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad X220-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq"
 
 #Include bits related to sandybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP
 BOARD_TARGETS += xx20_me_blobs
diff --git a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t420/UNMAINTAINED_t420.config b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t420/UNMAINTAINED_t420.config
index a766d2f9..e1e315ff 100644
--- a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t420/UNMAINTAINED_t420.config
+++ b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t420/UNMAINTAINED_t420.config
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad T420"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal --ifd --image bios"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq --ifd --image bios"
diff --git a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized.config b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized.config
index eddf2f10..42260781 100644
--- a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized.config
+++ b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-hotp-maximized.config
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad T520-hotp-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq"
 
 #Include bits related to sandybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx20_me_blobs
diff --git a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized.config b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized.config
index baf9e076..435f3758 100644
--- a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized.config
+++ b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized/UNMAINTAINED_t520-maximized.config
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad T520-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq"
 
 #Include bits related to sandybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx20_me_blobs
diff --git a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_x220/UNMAINTAINED_x220.config b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_x220/UNMAINTAINED_x220.config
index 602b0613..c94ee592 100644
--- a/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_x220/UNMAINTAINED_x220.config
+++ b/unmaintained_boards/UNMAINTAINED_x220/UNMAINTAINED_x220.config
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="ThinkPad X220"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal --ifd --image bios"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog memory --progress --programmer internal:ich_spi_mode=hwseq --ifd --image bios"