diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/sdkconfig.h b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/sdkconfig.h
index e69de29bb2..80ffec3016 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/sdkconfig.h
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/sdkconfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+//currently use the legacy implementation, since the stubs for new HAL are not done yet
+#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_LEGACY_IMPL 1
diff --git a/components/spiffs/test_spiffs_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h b/components/spiffs/test_spiffs_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h
index 5fd1979b19..f2fbfff6b5 100644
--- a/components/spiffs/test_spiffs_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h
+++ b/components/spiffs/test_spiffs_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE "8MB"
 //currently use the legacy implementation, since the stubs for new HAL are not done yet
-#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_LEGACY_IMPL
+#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_LEGACY_IMPL 1
+
diff --git a/components/wear_levelling/test_wl_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h b/components/wear_levelling/test_wl_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h
index d630f1a8e4..0c44e1b77a 100644
--- a/components/wear_levelling/test_wl_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h
+++ b/components/wear_levelling/test_wl_host/sdkconfig/sdkconfig.h
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 #define CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET 0x8000
 #define CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE "8MB"
 //currently use the legacy implementation, since the stubs for new HAL are not done yet
-#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_LEGACY_IMPL
+#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_LEGACY_IMPL 1