diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407VE/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407VE/mpconfigboard.h
index fd896c6666..e9e1f55c26 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407VE/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407VE/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ void VCC_GND_F407VE_board_early_init(void);
 
 extern const struct _mp_spiflash_config_t spiflash_config;
 extern struct _spi_bdev_t spi_bdev;
+#define MICROPY_HW_SPIFLASH_ENABLE_CACHE (1)
 #define MICROPY_HW_BDEV_IOCTL(op, arg) ( \
     (op) == BDEV_IOCTL_NUM_BLOCKS ? (MICROPY_HW_SPIFLASH_SIZE_BITS / 8 / FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE) : \
     (op) == BDEV_IOCTL_INIT ? spi_bdev_ioctl(&spi_bdev, (op), (uint32_t)&spiflash_config) : \
diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407ZG/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407ZG/mpconfigboard.h
index bd17ab410f..37eeff5138 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407ZG/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/VCC_GND_F407ZG/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void VCC_GND_F407ZG_board_early_init(void);
 
 extern const struct _mp_spiflash_config_t spiflash_config;
 extern struct _spi_bdev_t spi_bdev;
+#define MICROPY_HW_SPIFLASH_ENABLE_CACHE (1)
 #define MICROPY_HW_BDEV_IOCTL(op, arg) ( \
     (op) == BDEV_IOCTL_NUM_BLOCKS ? (MICROPY_HW_SPIFLASH_SIZE_BITS / 8 / FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE) : \
     (op) == BDEV_IOCTL_INIT ? spi_bdev_ioctl(&spi_bdev, (op), (uint32_t)&spiflash_config) : \