diff --git a/dediprog.c b/dediprog.c
index 44a0018..c99c922 100644
--- a/dediprog.c
+++ b/dediprog.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@
 
 static const struct spi_master spi_master_dediprog = {
 	.type		= SPI_CONTROLLER_DEDIPROG,
+	.features	= SPI_MASTER_NO_4BA_MODES,
 	.max_data_read	= 16, /* 18 seems to work fine as well, but 19 times out sometimes with FW 5.15. */
 	.max_data_write	= 16,
 	.command	= dediprog_spi_send_command,
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 135cc3e..d6c4d24 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -2333,6 +2333,16 @@
 	flash->address_high_byte = -1;
 	flash->in_4ba_mode = false;
 
+	/* Be careful about 4BA chips and broken masters */
+	if (flash->chip->total_size > 16 * 1024 && spi_master_no_4ba_modes(flash)) {
+		/* If we can't use native instructions, bail out */
+		if ((flash->chip->feature_bits & FEATURE_4BA_NATIVE) != FEATURE_4BA_NATIVE
+		    || !spi_master_4ba(flash)) {
+			msg_cerr("Programmer doesn't support this chip. Aborting.\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Enable/disable 4-byte addressing mode if flash chip supports it */
 	if (flash->chip->feature_bits & (FEATURE_4BA_ENTER | FEATURE_4BA_ENTER_WREN | FEATURE_4BA_ENTER_EAR7)) {
 		int ret;
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index 8bf7d29..d22bc6b 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@
 #define MAX_DATA_WRITE_UNLIMITED 256
 
 #define SPI_MASTER_4BA			(1U << 0)  /**< Can handle 4-byte addresses */
+#define SPI_MASTER_NO_4BA_MODES		(1U << 1)  /**< Compatibility modes (i.e. extended address
+						        register, 4BA mode switch) don't work */
 
 struct spi_master {
 	enum spi_controller type;
@@ -851,6 +853,11 @@
 	return flash->mst->buses_supported & BUS_SPI &&
 		flash->mst->spi.features & SPI_MASTER_4BA;
 }
+static inline bool spi_master_no_4ba_modes(const struct flashctx *const flash)
+{
+	return flash->mst->buses_supported & BUS_SPI &&
+		flash->mst->spi.features & SPI_MASTER_NO_4BA_MODES;
+}
 
 /* usbdev.c */
 struct libusb_device_handle;