diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e08a3f608..38fc1fccf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -735,12 +735,16 @@ else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_OGP_SPI), yes)
 override CONFIG_BITBANG_SPI = yes
 else
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEVELOPERBOX_SPI), yes)
+override CONFIG_BITBANG_SPI = yes
+else
 CONFIG_BITBANG_SPI ?= no
 endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Handle CONFIG_* variables that depend on others set (and verified) above.
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index d22bc6b73..ef5175d2e 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ enum spi_controller {
 #if CONFIG_DEDIPROG == 1
 	SPI_CONTROLLER_DEDIPROG,
 #endif
-#if CONFIG_OGP_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_NICINTEL_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_RAYER_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_PONY_SPI == 1 || (CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1 && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)))
+#if CONFIG_OGP_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_NICINTEL_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_RAYER_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_PONY_SPI == 1 || CONFIG_DEVELOPERBOX_SPI == 1 || (CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1 && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)))
 	SPI_CONTROLLER_BITBANG,
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_LINUX_MTD == 1