diff --git a/components/esptool_py/Kconfig.projbuild b/components/esptool_py/Kconfig.projbuild
index 958911cb88..3da802296a 100644
--- a/components/esptool_py/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/components/esptool_py/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ config ESPTOOLPY_COMPRESSED
 
 choice ESPTOOLPY_FLASHMODE
 	prompt "Flash SPI mode"
-	default ESPTOOLPY_FLASHMODE_QIO
+	default ESPTOOLPY_FLASHMODE_DIO
 	help
 		Mode the flash chip is flashed in, as well as the default mode for the
 		binary to run in.