diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cbe719aa92..e5e07dbf1f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.5.0
+	tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.6.0
 	tinygo.org/x/go-llvm v0.0.0-20250422114502-b8f170971e74
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 12277dba4e..4645332f87 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.5.0 h1:aLYv6ldFw/Bxj36e4DaEqjGMUwx+LvI7xdapqz49LQ8=
-tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.5.0/go.mod h1:a3hRV9EETPUkfPE6P14p4A6jKKth+oD5gtQz3nmij+8=
+tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.6.0 h1:CHbGMHAIWq1tB8FKd/QwBpNFw1jvHHxpmvZiF+QOYUo=
+tinygo.org/x/espflasher v0.6.0/go.mod h1:tr5u08HoE67WD5zxJesCiiVF/R1b6Akz3yXwh5zah8U=
 tinygo.org/x/go-llvm v0.0.0-20250422114502-b8f170971e74 h1:ovavgTdIBWCH8YWlcfq9gkpoyT1+IxMKSn+Df27QwE8=
 tinygo.org/x/go-llvm v0.0.0-20250422114502-b8f170971e74/go.mod h1:GFbusT2VTA4I+l4j80b17KFK+6whv69Wtny5U+T8RR0=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f0d7bd46c4..de7b060f23 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ func flashHexUsingMSD(volumes []string, tmppath string, options *compileopts.Opt
 }
 
 const (
+	defaultReset = "default"
 	classicReset = "classic"
 	jtagReset    = "jtag"
 )
@@ -1101,8 +1102,7 @@ func flashBinUsingEsp32(port, resetMode, tmppath string, options *compileopts.Op
 		opts.FlashBaudRate = options.BaudRate
 	}
 
-	// On Windows, we have to explicitly specify the reset mode to use USB JTAG.
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && resetMode == jtagReset {
+	if resetMode == jtagReset {
 		opts.ResetMode = espflasher.ResetUSBJTAG
 	}