diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0d6454..98230a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # Frontend related stuff.
 
-CLI_OBJS = cli_classic.o cli_output.o print.o
+CLI_OBJS = cli_classic.o cli_output.o cli_common.o print.o
 
 # Set the flashrom version string from the highest revision number of the checked out flashrom files.
 # Note to packagers: Any tree exported with "make export" or "make tarball"
diff --git a/cli_classic.c b/cli_classic.c
index 60b8b88..73ab57a 100644
--- a/cli_classic.c
+++ b/cli_classic.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 
 	fill_flash = &flashes[0];
 
-	check_chip_supported(fill_flash->chip);
+	print_chip_support_status(fill_flash->chip);
 
 	size = fill_flash->chip->total_size * 1024;
 	if (check_max_decode(fill_flash->mst->buses_supported & fill_flash->chip->bustype, size) && (!force)) {
diff --git a/cli_common.c b/cli_common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71cc2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli_common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the flashrom project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Stefan Tauner
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "flash.h"
+
+/*
+ * Return a string corresponding to the bustype parameter.
+ * Memory is obtained with malloc() and must be freed with free() by the caller.
+ */
+char *flashbuses_to_text(enum chipbustype bustype)
+{
+	char *ret = calloc(1, 1);
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: Once all chipsets and flash chips have been updated, NONSPI
+	 * will cease to exist and should be eliminated here as well.
+	 */
+	if (bustype == BUS_NONSPI) {
+		ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "Non-SPI, ");
+	} else {
+		if (bustype & BUS_PARALLEL)
+			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "Parallel, ");
+		if (bustype & BUS_LPC)
+			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "LPC, ");
+		if (bustype & BUS_FWH)
+			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "FWH, ");
+		if (bustype & BUS_SPI)
+			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "SPI, ");
+		if (bustype & BUS_PROG)
+			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "Programmer-specific, ");
+		if (bustype == BUS_NONE)
+			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "None, ");
+	}
+	/* Kill last comma. */
+	ret[strlen(ret) - 2] = '\0';
+	ret = realloc(ret, strlen(ret) + 1);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+void print_chip_support_status(const struct flashchip *chip)
+{
+	if (chip->feature_bits & FEATURE_OTP) {
+		msg_cdbg("This chip may contain one-time programmable memory. flashrom cannot read\n"
+			 "and may never be able to write it, hence it may not be able to completely\n"
+			 "clone the contents of this chip (see man page for details).\n");
+	}
+
+	if ((chip->tested.erase == NA) && (chip->tested.write == NA)) {
+		msg_cdbg("This chip's main memory can not be erased/written by design.\n");
+	}
+
+	if ((chip->tested.probe == BAD) || (chip->tested.probe == NT) ||
+	    (chip->tested.read == BAD)  || (chip->tested.read == NT) ||
+	    (chip->tested.erase == BAD) || (chip->tested.erase == NT) ||
+	    (chip->tested.write == BAD) || (chip->tested.write == NT)){
+		msg_cinfo("===\n");
+		if ((chip->tested.probe == BAD) ||
+		    (chip->tested.read == BAD) ||
+		    (chip->tested.erase == BAD) ||
+		    (chip->tested.write == BAD)) {
+			msg_cinfo("This flash part has status NOT WORKING for operations:");
+			if (chip->tested.probe == BAD)
+				msg_cinfo(" PROBE");
+			if (chip->tested.read == BAD)
+				msg_cinfo(" READ");
+			if (chip->tested.erase == BAD)
+				msg_cinfo(" ERASE");
+			if (chip->tested.write == BAD)
+				msg_cinfo(" WRITE");
+			msg_cinfo("\n");
+		}
+		if ((chip->tested.probe == NT) ||
+		    (chip->tested.read == NT) ||
+		    (chip->tested.erase == NT) ||
+		    (chip->tested.write == NT)) {
+			msg_cinfo("This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations:");
+			if (chip->tested.probe == NT)
+				msg_cinfo(" PROBE");
+			if (chip->tested.read == NT)
+				msg_cinfo(" READ");
+			if (chip->tested.erase == NT)
+				msg_cinfo(" ERASE");
+			if (chip->tested.write == NT)
+				msg_cinfo(" WRITE");
+			msg_cinfo("\n");
+		}
+		msg_cinfo("The test status of this chip may have been updated in the latest development\n"
+			  "version of flashrom. If you are running the latest development version,\n"
+			  "please email a report to flashrom@flashrom.org if any of the above operations\n"
+			  "work correctly for you with this flash chip. Please include the flashrom log\n"
+			  "file for all operations you tested (see the man page for details), and mention\n"
+			  "which mainboard or programmer you tested in the subject line.\n"
+			  "Thanks for your help!\n");
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/cli_output.c b/cli_output.c
index 5eff1c0..feafbd2 100644
--- a/cli_output.c
+++ b/cli_output.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "flash.h"
 
+int verbose_screen = MSG_INFO;
+int verbose_logfile = MSG_DEBUG2;
+
 #ifndef STANDALONE
 static FILE *logfile = NULL;
 
diff --git a/flash.h b/flash.h
index 8271da9..301eb7a 100644
--- a/flash.h
+++ b/flash.h
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@
 void chip_readn(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t *buf, const chipaddr addr, size_t len);
 
 /* print.c */
-char *flashbuses_to_text(enum chipbustype bustype);
 int print_supported(void);
 void print_supported_wiki(void);
 
@@ -251,8 +250,6 @@
 void tolower_string(char *str);
 
 /* flashrom.c */
-extern int verbose_screen;
-extern int verbose_logfile;
 extern const char flashrom_version[];
 extern const char *chip_to_probe;
 void map_flash_registers(struct flashctx *flash);
@@ -285,7 +282,13 @@
  */
 #define ERROR_FLASHROM_LIMIT -201
 
+/* cli_common.c */
+char *flashbuses_to_text(enum chipbustype bustype);
+void print_chip_support_status(const struct flashchip *chip);
+
 /* cli_output.c */
+extern int verbose_screen;
+extern int verbose_logfile;
 #ifndef STANDALONE
 int open_logfile(const char * const filename);
 int close_logfile(void);
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 3f29e6d..eeed90b 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@
 
 const char flashrom_version[] = FLASHROM_VERSION;
 const char *chip_to_probe = NULL;
-int verbose_screen = MSG_INFO;
-int verbose_logfile = MSG_DEBUG2;
 
 static enum programmer programmer = PROGRAMMER_INVALID;
-
 static const char *programmer_param = NULL;
 
 /*
@@ -1783,73 +1780,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void check_chip_supported(const struct flashchip *chip)
-{
-	if (chip->feature_bits & FEATURE_OTP) {
-		msg_cdbg("This chip may contain one-time programmable memory. "
-			 "flashrom cannot read\nand may never be able to write "
-			 "it, hence it may not be able to completely\n"
-			 "clone the contents of this chip (see man page for "
-			 "details).\n");
-	}
-
-	if ((chip->tested.erase == NA) && (chip->tested.write == NA)) {
-		msg_cdbg("This chip's main memory can not be erased/written by design.\n");
-	}
-
-	if ((chip->tested.probe == BAD) || (chip->tested.probe == NT) ||
-	    (chip->tested.read == BAD)  || (chip->tested.read == NT) ||
-	    (chip->tested.erase == BAD) || (chip->tested.erase == NT) ||
-	    (chip->tested.write == BAD) || (chip->tested.write == NT)){
-		msg_cinfo("===\n");
-		if ((chip->tested.probe == BAD) ||
-		    (chip->tested.read == BAD) ||
-		    (chip->tested.erase == BAD) ||
-		    (chip->tested.write == BAD)) {
-			msg_cinfo("This flash part has status NOT WORKING for operations:");
-			if (chip->tested.probe == BAD)
-				msg_cinfo(" PROBE");
-			if (chip->tested.read == BAD)
-				msg_cinfo(" READ");
-			if (chip->tested.erase == BAD)
-				msg_cinfo(" ERASE");
-			if (chip->tested.write == BAD)
-				msg_cinfo(" WRITE");
-			msg_cinfo("\n");
-		}
-		if ((chip->tested.probe == NT) ||
-		    (chip->tested.read == NT) ||
-		    (chip->tested.erase == NT) ||
-		    (chip->tested.write == NT)) {
-			msg_cinfo("This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations:");
-			if (chip->tested.probe == NT)
-				msg_cinfo(" PROBE");
-			if (chip->tested.read == NT)
-				msg_cinfo(" READ");
-			if (chip->tested.erase == NT)
-				msg_cinfo(" ERASE");
-			if (chip->tested.write == NT)
-				msg_cinfo(" WRITE");
-			msg_cinfo("\n");
-		}
-		/* FIXME: This message is designed towards CLI users. */
-		msg_cinfo("The test status of this chip may have been updated "
-			    "in the latest development\n"
-			  "version of flashrom. If you are running the latest "
-			    "development version,\n"
-			  "please email a report to flashrom@flashrom.org if "
-			    "any of the above operations\n"
-			  "work correctly for you with this flash part. Please "
-			    "include the flashrom\n"
-			  "output with the additional -V option for all "
-			    "operations you tested (-V, -Vr,\n"
-			  "-VE, -Vw), and mention which mainboard or "
-			    "programmer you tested.\n"
-			  "Please mention your board in the subject line. "
-			    "Thanks for your help!\n");
-	}
-}
-
 /* FIXME: This function signature needs to be improved once doit() has a better
  * function signature.
  */
diff --git a/print.c b/print.c
index b1faea7..243aa49 100644
--- a/print.c
+++ b/print.c
@@ -59,39 +59,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Return a string corresponding to the bustype parameter.
- * Memory is obtained with malloc() and must be freed with free() by the caller.
- */
-char *flashbuses_to_text(enum chipbustype bustype)
-{
-	char *ret = calloc(1, 1);
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: Once all chipsets and flash chips have been updated, NONSPI
-	 * will cease to exist and should be eliminated here as well.
-	 */
-	if (bustype == BUS_NONSPI) {
-		ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "Non-SPI, ");
-	} else {
-		if (bustype & BUS_PARALLEL)
-			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "Parallel, ");
-		if (bustype & BUS_LPC)
-			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "LPC, ");
-		if (bustype & BUS_FWH)
-			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "FWH, ");
-		if (bustype & BUS_SPI)
-			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "SPI, ");
-		if (bustype & BUS_PROG)
-			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "Programmer-specific, ");
-		if (bustype == BUS_NONE)
-			ret = strcat_realloc(ret, "None, ");
-	}
-	/* Kill last comma. */
-	ret[strlen(ret) - 2] = '\0';
-	ret = realloc(ret, strlen(ret) + 1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int print_supported_chips(void)
 {
 	const char *delim = "/";
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index 3ad553a..62acfeb 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@
 extern struct decode_sizes max_rom_decode;
 extern int programmer_may_write;
 extern unsigned long flashbase;
-void check_chip_supported(const struct flashchip *chip);
 int check_max_decode(enum chipbustype buses, uint32_t size);
 char *extract_programmer_param(const char *param_name);