diff --git a/util/flashrom/README b/util/flashrom/README
index a4eee499dd..2d26877006 100644
--- a/util/flashrom/README
+++ b/util/flashrom/README
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ Flashrom README
 Flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
 It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 
-It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, and TSOP chips, which use
-various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash, or SPI.
+It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and
+TSOP40 chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash,
+or SPI.
 
 (see http://coreboot.org for details on coreboot)
 
diff --git a/util/flashrom/flashrom.8 b/util/flashrom/flashrom.8
index d732e1acb3..cf6f5fd50e 100644
--- a/util/flashrom/flashrom.8
+++ b/util/flashrom/flashrom.8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH FLASHROM 8 "January 5, 2009"
+.TH FLASHROM 8 "April 11, 2009"
 .SH NAME
-flashrom \- utility for reading, writing, and erasing BIOS/ROM/flash chips
+flashrom \- read, write, and erase BIOS/ROM/flash chips
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVfLhR\fR] [\fB\-c\fR chipname] [\fB\-s\fR exclude_start] [\fB\-e\fR exclude_end]
          [\fB-m\fR vendor:part] [\fB-l\fR file.layout] [\fB-i\fR image_name] [file]
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ flashrom \- utility for reading, writing, and erasing BIOS/ROM/flash chips
 is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
 It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 .PP
-It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, and TSOP chips, which use
-various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash, or SPI.
+It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and
+TSOP40 chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash,
+or SPI.
 .PP
 (see
 .B http://coreboot.org