diff --git a/boards/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized.config b/boards/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized.config
index 9d848ea1c5..55cc722a71 100644
--- a/boards/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized.config
+++ b/boards/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized/EOL_t480-hotp-maximized.config
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="Thinkpad T480-hotp-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal --ifd -i bios -i me -i fd"
+
 
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx80_me_blobs
diff --git a/boards/EOL_t480-maximized/EOL_t480-maximized.config b/boards/EOL_t480-maximized/EOL_t480-maximized.config
index a7d2ac4916..4c48897613 100644
--- a/boards/EOL_t480-maximized/EOL_t480-maximized.config
+++ b/boards/EOL_t480-maximized/EOL_t480-maximized.config
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="Thinkpad T480-maximized"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal"
-
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal --ifd -i bios -i me -i fd"
+#Include bits related to ivybridge ME blob download/neutering down to BUP+ROMP
 BOARD_TARGETS := xx80_me_blobs