diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/birman/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/amd/birman/Kconfig
index cbe04702c9..7fa541c824 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/birman/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/birman/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select PCIEXP_L1_SUB_STATE
 	select SOC_AMD_COMMON_BLOCK_ESPI_RETAIN_PORT80_EN if !SOC_AMD_COMMON_BLOCK_SIMNOW_BUILD
 	select SOC_AMD_COMMON_BLOCK_SIMNOW_SUPPORTED
+	select SPI_FLASH_FORCE_4_BYTE_ADDR_MODE
 
 config FMDFILE
 	default "src/mainboard/amd/birman/chromeos_glinda.fmd" if CHROMEOS && BOARD_AMD_BIRMAN_GLINDA