diff --git a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson
index 18f5b04837954..72e8802b38b98 100644
--- a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson
+++ b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       {
           version:            "2.0.0",
           life_stage:         "L1",
-          design_stage:       "D1",
+          design_stage:       "D2S",
           verification_stage: "V1",
           dif_stage:          "S2",
       },
diff --git a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl
index a2522e77349d7..f05618267b146 100644
--- a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl
+++ b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       {
           version:            "2.0.0",
           life_stage:         "L1",
-          design_stage:       "D1",
+          design_stage:       "D2S",
           verification_stage: "V1",
           dif_stage:          "S2",
       },
diff --git a/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl b/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl
index 603b48ca01ee3..d8afb2eeab333 100644
--- a/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl
+++ b/hw/ip_templates/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       {
           version:            "2.0.0",
           life_stage:         "L1",
-          design_stage:       "D1",
+          design_stage:       "D2S",
           verification_stage: "V1",
           dif_stage:          "S2",
       },
diff --git a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/flash_ctrl/data/autogen/flash_ctrl.hjson b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/flash_ctrl/data/autogen/flash_ctrl.hjson
index 8b4005f269e17..1a7ef1d913c4f 100644
--- a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/flash_ctrl/data/autogen/flash_ctrl.hjson
+++ b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/flash_ctrl/data/autogen/flash_ctrl.hjson
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       {
           version:            "2.0.0",
           life_stage:         "L1",
-          design_stage:       "D1",
+          design_stage:       "D2S",
           verification_stage: "V1",
           dif_stage:          "S2",
       },
diff --git a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson
index 18f5b04837954..72e8802b38b98 100644
--- a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson
+++ b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip_autogen/flash_ctrl/data/flash_ctrl.hjson
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       {
           version:            "2.0.0",
           life_stage:         "L1",
-          design_stage:       "D1",
+          design_stage:       "D2S",
           verification_stage: "V1",
           dif_stage:          "S2",
       },