diff --git a/data/nvm.toml b/data/nvm.toml
index 6b678f15e378e..8bca037b052a4 160000
--- a/data/nvm.toml
+++ b/data/nvm.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6b678f15e378edce820f2ffdef3286b3e55449e7
+Subproject commit 8bca037b052a4a4dc46a56a25a1b802652ee3f47
diff --git a/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h b/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
index 701b1b0674cf7..4cf92d58e11ec 100644
--- a/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ typedef long mp_off_t;
 #define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART (1)
 #ifndef CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_BAUDRATE
 #define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_BAUDRATE (115200)
+#endif
 #if !defined(CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_PRINTF)
 #define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_PRINTF(...) mp_printf(&console_uart_print, __VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
@@ -353,7 +354,6 @@ typedef long mp_off_t;
 #if !defined(CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_TIMESTAMP)
 #define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_TIMESTAMP (0)
 #endif
-#endif
 #else
 #define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART (0)
 #define CIRCUITPY_CONSOLE_UART_PRINTF(...) (void)0
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/common_commands.h b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/common_commands.h
index 539f679d766e4..f2853e6b509b6 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/common_commands.h
+++ b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/common_commands.h
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 #define CMD_ENABLE_RESET 0x66
 #define CMD_RESET 0x99
 #define CMD_WAKE 0xab
+#define CMD_GLOBAL_BLOCK_PROTECTION_UNLOCK 0x98
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/device.h b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/device.h
index 869f7b7a24439..d35a84d9c325c 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/device.h
+++ b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/device.h
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ typedef struct {
     // status register.
     uint8_t quad_enable_bit_mask;
 
+    // Device has sector-level write protection
     bool has_sector_protection : 1;
 
+    // Device uses global block protection lock instead of status register bits to enable sector writes
+    bool use_global_block_protection_lock : 1;
+
     // Supports the 0x0b fast read command with 8 dummy cycles.
     bool supports_fast_read : 1;
 
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/devices.h.jinja b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/devices.h.jinja
index 3859559d2b35d..3d24b674fed1e 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/devices.h.jinja
+++ b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/devices.h.jinja
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         .max_clock_speed_mhz = {{ device.max_clock_speed_mhz }}, \
         .quad_enable_bit_mask = {{ device.quad_enable_bit_mask }}, \
         .has_sector_protection = {{ device.has_sector_protection | lower() }}, \
+        .use_global_block_protection_lock = {{ device.use_global_block_protection_lock | lower() }}, \
         .supports_fast_read = {{ device.supports_fast_read | lower() }}, \
         .supports_qspi = {{ device["6b_quad_read"] | lower() }}, \
         .supports_qspi_writes = {{ device["32_qspi_write"] | lower() }}, \
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/external_flash.c b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/external_flash.c
index b029286fa418e..abf232c0d18c6 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/external_flash/external_flash.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/external_flash/external_flash.c
@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ void supervisor_flash_init(void) {
         write_enable();
 
         // Turn off sector protection
-        uint8_t data[1] = {0x00};
-        spi_flash_write_command(CMD_WRITE_STATUS_BYTE1, data, 1);
+        if (flash_device->use_global_block_protection_lock) {
+            spi_flash_command(CMD_GLOBAL_BLOCK_PROTECTION_UNLOCK);
+        } else {
+            uint8_t data[1] = {0x00};
+            spi_flash_write_command(CMD_WRITE_STATUS_BYTE1, data, 1);
+        }
     }
 
     // Turn off writes in case this is a microcontroller only reset.