diff --git a/boards/sparkfun_esp32s3_thing_plus.json b/boards/sparkfun_esp32s3_thing_plus.json
index 1120c77..5dcaefb 100644
--- a/boards/sparkfun_esp32s3_thing_plus.json
+++ b/boards/sparkfun_esp32s3_thing_plus.json
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {
   "build": {
+    "arduino": {
+      "memory_type": "qio_qspi"
+    },
     "core": "esp32",
     "extra_flags": [
+      "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM",
       "-DARDUINO_ESP32S3_DEV",
       "-DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1",
       "-DARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE=1",