diff --git a/components/bootloader/Kconfig.projbuild b/components/bootloader/Kconfig.projbuild
index 3680a478a9..18989dc089 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/components/bootloader/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ config BOOTLOADER_SPI_WP_PIN
 
         The default value (GPIO 7) is correct for WP pin on ESP32-D2WD integrated flash.
 
-config BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST
-    bool "Increase VDDSDIO 1.8V LDO voltage to 1.9V"
-    default y
+choice BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST
+    bool "VDDSDIO LDO voltage"
+    default BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST_1_9V
     help
         If this option is enabled, and VDDSDIO LDO is set to 1.8V (using EFUSE
         or MTDI bootstrapping pin), bootloader will change LDO settings to
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ config BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST
         This option has no effect if VDDSDIO is set to 3.3V, or if the internal
         VDDSDIO regulator is disabled via efuse.
 
+config BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST_1_8V
+    bool "1.8V"
+    depends on !ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_80M
+config BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST_1_9V
+    bool "1.9V"
+endchoice
+
 endmenu  # Bootloader
 
 
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c
index 56839e2f86..7c70ac964d 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/bootloader_start.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static void print_flash_info(const esp_image_header_t* phdr)
 
 static void vddsdio_configure()
 {
-#if CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST
+#if CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_VDDSDIO_BOOST_1_9V
     rtc_vddsdio_config_t cfg = rtc_vddsdio_get_config();
     if (cfg.enable == 1 && cfg.tieh == 0) {    // VDDSDIO regulator is enabled @ 1.8V
         cfg.drefh = 3;