diff --git a/util/flashrom/board_enable.c b/util/flashrom/board_enable.c
index 243251a6e9..9f2fc8ac5a 100644
--- a/util/flashrom/board_enable.c
+++ b/util/flashrom/board_enable.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ struct board_pciid_enable {
 
 struct board_pciid_enable board_pciid_enables[] = {
 	{0x10de, 0x0360, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,
-	 "gigabyte", "m57sli", "GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI", it87xx_probe_serial_flash},
+	 "gigabyte", "m57sli", "GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI", it87xx_probe_spi_flash},
 	{0x1022, 0x7468, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,
 	 "iwill", "dk8_htx", "IWILL DK8-HTX", w83627hf_gpio24_raise_2e},
 	{0x10de, 0x005e, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,
diff --git a/util/flashrom/flash.h b/util/flashrom/flash.h
index 6029828773..0e419fff66 100644
--- a/util/flashrom/flash.h
+++ b/util/flashrom/flash.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ extern char *lb_part, *lb_vendor;
 
 /* spi.c */
 int probe_spi(struct flashchip *flash);
-int it87xx_probe_serial_flash(const char *name);
+int it87xx_probe_spi_flash(const char *name);
 
 /* 82802ab.c */
 int probe_82802ab(struct flashchip *flash);
diff --git a/util/flashrom/spi.c b/util/flashrom/spi.c
index 5071f52517..8a6a61c6c3 100644
--- a/util/flashrom/spi.c
+++ b/util/flashrom/spi.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void exit_conf_mode_ite(uint16_t port)
 	regwrite(port, 0x02, 0x02);
 }
 
-static uint16_t find_ite_serial_flash_port(uint16_t port)
+static uint16_t find_ite_spi_flash_port(uint16_t port)
 {
 	uint8_t tmp = 0;
 	uint16_t id, flashport = 0;
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ static uint16_t find_ite_serial_flash_port(uint16_t port)
 	return flashport;
 }
 
+int it87xx_probe_spi_flash(const char *name)
+{
+	it8716f_flashport = find_ite_spi_flash_port(ITE_SUPERIO_PORT1);
+	if (!it8716f_flashport)
+		it8716f_flashport = find_ite_spi_flash_port(ITE_SUPERIO_PORT2);
+	return (!it8716f_flashport);
+}
+
 /* The IT8716F only supports commands with length 1,2,4,5 bytes including
    command byte and can not read more than 3 bytes from the device.
    This function expects writearr[0] to be the first byte sent to the device,
@@ -162,31 +170,30 @@ static int it8716f_spi_command(uint16_t port, unsigned char writecnt, unsigned c
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int it8716f_serial_rdid(uint16_t port, unsigned char *readarr)
+static int generic_spi_command(unsigned char writecnt, unsigned char readcnt, const unsigned char *writearr, unsigned char *readarr)
+{
+	if (it8716f_flashport)
+		return it8716f_spi_command(it8716f_flashport, writecnt, readcnt, writearr, readarr);
+	printf("%s called, but no SPI chipset detected\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int generic_spi_rdid(unsigned char *readarr)
 {
 	const unsigned char cmd[] = JEDEC_RDID;
 
-	if (it8716f_spi_command(port, JEDEC_RDID_OUTSIZE, JEDEC_RDID_INSIZE, cmd, readarr))
+	if (generic_spi_command(JEDEC_RDID_OUTSIZE, JEDEC_RDID_INSIZE, cmd, readarr))
 		return 1;
 	printf("RDID returned %02x %02x %02x\n", readarr[0], readarr[1], readarr[2]);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int it87xx_probe_serial_flash(const char *name)
-{
-	it8716f_flashport = find_ite_serial_flash_port(ITE_SUPERIO_PORT1);
-	if (!it8716f_flashport)
-		it8716f_flashport = find_ite_serial_flash_port(ITE_SUPERIO_PORT2);
-	return (!it8716f_flashport);
-}
-
 int probe_spi(struct flashchip *flash)
 {
 	unsigned char readarr[3];
 	uint8_t manuf_id;
 	uint16_t model_id;
-	if (it8716f_flashport) {
-		it8716f_serial_rdid(it8716f_flashport, readarr);
+	if (!generic_spi_rdid(readarr)) {
 		manuf_id = readarr[0];
 		model_id = (readarr[1] << 8) | readarr[2];
 		printf_debug("%s: id1 0x%x, id2 0x%x\n", __FUNCTION__, manuf_id, model_id);