diff --git a/cbtable.c b/cbtable.c
index b4fb809..dde12ac 100644
--- a/cbtable.c
+++ b/cbtable.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "flash.h"
 #include "programmer.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@
 
 char *lb_part = NULL, *lb_vendor = NULL;
 int partvendor_from_cbtable = 0;
+static char *def_name = "DEFAULT";
+static char *mainboard_vendor = NULL;
+static char *mainboard_part = NULL;
 
 /* Parse the [<vendor>:]<board> string specified by the user as part of
  * -p internal:mainboard=[<vendor>:]<board> and set lb_vendor and lb_part
@@ -56,6 +60,82 @@
 	free(tempstr);
 }
 
+int show_id(uint8_t *bios, int size)
+{
+	unsigned int *walk;
+	unsigned int mb_part_offset, mb_vendor_offset;
+	char *mb_part, *mb_vendor;
+
+	mainboard_vendor = def_name;
+	mainboard_part = def_name;
+
+	walk = (unsigned int *)(bios + size - 0x10);
+	walk--;
+
+	if ((*walk) == 0 || ((*walk) & 0x3ff) != 0) {
+		/* We might have an NVIDIA chipset BIOS which stores the ID information somewhere else. */
+		walk = (unsigned int *)(bios + size - 0x80);
+		walk--;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if coreboot last image size is 0 or not a multiple of 1k or
+	 * bigger than the chip or if the pointers to vendor ID or mainboard ID
+	 * are outside the image of if the start of ID strings are nonsensical
+	 * (nonprintable and not \0).
+	 */
+	mb_part_offset = *(walk - 1);
+	mb_vendor_offset = *(walk - 2);
+	if ((*walk) == 0 || ((*walk) & 0x3ff) != 0 || (*walk) > size ||
+	    mb_part_offset > size || mb_vendor_offset > size) {
+		msg_pinfo("Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling coreboot-related checks.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	mb_part = (char *)(bios + size - mb_part_offset);
+	mb_vendor = (char *)(bios + size - mb_vendor_offset);
+	if (!isprint((unsigned char)*mb_part) ||
+	    !isprint((unsigned char)*mb_vendor)) {
+		msg_pinfo("Flash image seems to have garbage in the ID location. Disabling checks.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	msg_pdbg("coreboot last image size (not ROM size) is %d bytes.\n", *walk);
+
+	mainboard_part = strdup(mb_part);
+	mainboard_vendor = strdup(mb_vendor);
+	msg_pdbg("Manufacturer: %s\n", mainboard_vendor);
+	msg_pdbg("Mainboard ID: %s\n", mainboard_part);
+
+	/* If these are not set, the coreboot table was not found. */
+	if (!lb_vendor || !lb_part) {
+		msg_pinfo("Note: If the following flash access fails, try "
+			  "-p internal:mainboard=<vendor>:<mainboard>.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* These comparisons are case insensitive to make things a little less user^Werror prone. */
+	if (!strcasecmp(mainboard_vendor, lb_vendor) &&
+	    !strcasecmp(mainboard_part, lb_part)) {
+		msg_pdbg("This firmware image matches this mainboard.\n");
+	} else {
+		if (force_boardmismatch) {
+			msg_pinfo("WARNING: This firmware image does not "
+			       "seem to fit to this machine - forcing it.\n");
+		} else {
+			msg_pinfo("ERROR: Your firmware image (%s:%s) does not appear to\n"
+				  "       be correct for the detected mainboard (%s:%s)\n\n"
+				  "Override with -p internal:boardmismatch=force to ignore the board name\n"
+				  "in the firmware image or override the detected mainboard with\n"
+				  "-p internal:mainboard=<vendor>:<mainboard>.\n\n",
+				  mainboard_vendor, mainboard_part, lb_vendor, lb_part);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static unsigned long compute_checksum(void *addr, unsigned long length)
 {
 	uint8_t *ptr;
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index a925379..9544155 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@
 
 #if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
 		if (programmer == PROGRAMMER_INTERNAL)
-			if (show_id(newcontents, size, force)) {
+			if (show_id(newcontents, size)) {
 				ret = 1;
 				goto out;
 			}
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 0512638..8663402 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -21,15 +21,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include "flash.h"
 #include "programmer.h"
 
-#if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
-char *mainboard_vendor = NULL;
-char *mainboard_part = NULL;
-#endif
 static int romimages = 0;
 
 #define MAX_ROMLAYOUT	32
@@ -49,102 +44,6 @@
 static int num_include_args = 0; /* the number of valid entries. */
 static romlayout_t rom_entries[MAX_ROMLAYOUT];
 
-#if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1 /* FIXME: Move the whole block to cbtable.c? */
-static char *def_name = "DEFAULT";
-
-int show_id(uint8_t *bios, int size, int force)
-{
-	unsigned int *walk;
-	unsigned int mb_part_offset, mb_vendor_offset;
-	char *mb_part, *mb_vendor;
-
-	mainboard_vendor = def_name;
-	mainboard_part = def_name;
-
-	walk = (unsigned int *)(bios + size - 0x10);
-	walk--;
-
-	if ((*walk) == 0 || ((*walk) & 0x3ff) != 0) {
-		/* We might have an NVIDIA chipset BIOS which stores the ID
-		 * information at a different location.
-		 */
-		walk = (unsigned int *)(bios + size - 0x80);
-		walk--;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Check if coreboot last image size is 0 or not a multiple of 1k or
-	 * bigger than the chip or if the pointers to vendor ID or mainboard ID
-	 * are outside the image of if the start of ID strings are nonsensical
-	 * (nonprintable and not \0).
-	 */
-	mb_part_offset = *(walk - 1);
-	mb_vendor_offset = *(walk - 2);
-	if ((*walk) == 0 || ((*walk) & 0x3ff) != 0 || (*walk) > size ||
-	    mb_part_offset > size || mb_vendor_offset > size) {
-		msg_pinfo("Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. "
-		          "Disabling coreboot-related checks.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	mb_part = (char *)(bios + size - mb_part_offset);
-	mb_vendor = (char *)(bios + size - mb_vendor_offset);
-	if (!isprint((unsigned char)*mb_part) ||
-	    !isprint((unsigned char)*mb_vendor)) {
-		msg_pinfo("Flash image seems to have garbage in the ID location."
-		       " Disabling checks.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	msg_pdbg("coreboot last image size "
-		     "(not ROM size) is %d bytes.\n", *walk);
-
-	mainboard_part = strdup(mb_part);
-	mainboard_vendor = strdup(mb_vendor);
-	msg_pdbg("Manufacturer: %s\n", mainboard_vendor);
-	msg_pdbg("Mainboard ID: %s\n", mainboard_part);
-
-	/*
-	 * If lb_vendor is not set, the coreboot table was
-	 * not found. Nor was -p internal:mainboard=VENDOR:PART specified.
-	 */
-	if (!lb_vendor || !lb_part) {
-		msg_pinfo("Note: If the following flash access fails, try "
-			  "-p internal:mainboard=<vendor>:<mainboard>.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* These comparisons are case insensitive to make things
-	 * a little less user^Werror prone. 
-	 */
-	if (!strcasecmp(mainboard_vendor, lb_vendor) &&
-	    !strcasecmp(mainboard_part, lb_part)) {
-		msg_pdbg("This firmware image matches this mainboard.\n");
-	} else {
-		if (force_boardmismatch) {
-			msg_pinfo("WARNING: This firmware image does not "
-			       "seem to fit to this machine - forcing it.\n");
-		} else {
-			msg_pinfo("ERROR: Your firmware image (%s:%s) does not "
-				  "appear to\n"
-				  "       be correct for the detected "
-				  "mainboard (%s:%s)\n\n"
-				  "Override with -p internal:boardmismatch="
-				  "force to ignore the board name in the\n"
-				  "firmware image or override the detected "
-				  "mainboard with\n"
-				  "-p internal:mainboard=<vendor>:<mainboard>."
-				  "\n\n",
-				  mainboard_vendor, mainboard_part, lb_vendor,
-				  lb_part);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifndef __LIBPAYLOAD__
 int read_romlayout(char *name)
 {
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index 723374d..7d06be3 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
 
 /* cbtable.c */
 void lb_vendor_dev_from_string(const char *boardstring);
+int show_id(uint8_t *bios, int size);
 int coreboot_init(void);
 extern char *lb_part, *lb_vendor;
 extern int partvendor_from_cbtable;
@@ -478,9 +479,6 @@
 int check_max_decode(enum chipbustype buses, uint32_t size);
 char *extract_programmer_param(const char *param_name);
 
-/* layout.c */
-int show_id(uint8_t *bios, int size, int force);
-
 /* spi.c */
 enum spi_controller {
 	SPI_CONTROLLER_NONE,