diff --git a/common/cmd_sf.c b/common/cmd_sf.c
index 88b18f8..0f4e440 100644
--- a/common/cmd_sf.c
+++ b/common/cmd_sf.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static int do_spi_flash_probe(int argc, char * const argv[])
  * If the data being written is the same, then *skipped is incremented by len.
  *
  * @param flash		flash context pointer
+ * @param wr_inst	write instruction
  * @param offset	flash offset to write
  * @param len		number of bytes to write
  * @param buf		buffer to write from
@@ -148,8 +149,9 @@ static int do_spi_flash_probe(int argc, char * const argv[])
  * @param skipped	Count of skipped data (incremented by this function)
  * @return NULL if OK, else a string containing the stage which failed
  */
-static const char *spi_flash_update_block(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
-		size_t len, const char *buf, char *cmp_buf, size_t *skipped)
+static const char *spi_flash_update_block(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 wr_inst,
+		u32 offset, size_t len, const char *buf, char *cmp_buf,
+		size_t *skipped)
 {
 	debug("offset=%#x, sector_size=%#x, len=%#zx\n",
 		offset, flash->sector_size, len);
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ static const char *spi_flash_update_block(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
 	}
 	if (spi_flash_erase(flash, offset, len))
 		return "erase";
-	if (spi_flash_write(flash, offset, len, buf))
+	if (spi_flash_write(flash, wr_inst, offset, len, buf))
 		return "write";
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -173,12 +175,13 @@ static const char *spi_flash_update_block(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
  * to change. Existing blocks with the correct data are left unchanged.
  *
  * @param flash		flash context pointer
+ * @param wr_inst	write instruction
  * @param offset	flash offset to write
  * @param len		number of bytes to write
  * @param buf		buffer to write from
  * @return 0 if ok, 1 on error
  */
-static int spi_flash_update(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
+static int spi_flash_update(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 wr_inst, u32 offset,
 		size_t len, const char *buf)
 {
 	const char *err_oper = NULL;
@@ -206,8 +209,9 @@ static int spi_flash_update(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
 							 start_time));
 				last_update = get_timer(0);
 			}
-			err_oper = spi_flash_update_block(flash, offset, todo,
-					buf, cmp_buf, &skipped);
+			err_oper = spi_flash_update_block(flash, wr_inst,
+					offset, todo, buf, cmp_buf,
+					&skipped);
 		}
 	} else {
 		err_oper = "malloc";
@@ -264,9 +268,17 @@ static int do_spi_flash_read_write(int argc, char * const argv[])
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(argv[0], "update") == 0)
-		ret = spi_flash_update(flash, offset, len, buf);
-	else if (strcmp(argv[0], "read") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "update") == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(argv[1], "pp") == 0)
+			wr_inst = CMD_PAGE_PROGRAM;
+		else {
+			printf("SF: Unknown %s wr_inst on 'sf update'\n",
+					argv[1]);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		ret = spi_flash_update(flash, wr_inst, offset, len, buf);
+	} else if (strcmp(argv[0], "read") == 0) {
 		if (strcmp(argv[1], "afr") == 0)
 			rd_inst = CMD_READ_ARRAY_FAST;
 		else {
@@ -555,7 +567,10 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"				  pp (Page Program, 02h)\n"
 	"sf erase offset [+]len		- erase `len' bytes from `offset'\n"
 	"				  `+len' round up `len' to block size\n"
-	"sf update addr offset len	- erase and write `len' bytes from memory\n"
-	"				  at `addr' to flash at `offset'"
+	"sf update wr_inst addr offset len\n"
+	"				- erase and write `len' bytes from memory\n"
+	"				  at `addr' to flash at `offset' using\n"
+	"				  pp `wr_inst' write instruction\n"
+	"				  pp (Page Program, 02h)"
 	SF_TEST_HELP
 );