diff --git a/cmd/mtdparts.c b/cmd/mtdparts.c
index 756fc60..2e54789 100644
--- a/cmd/mtdparts.c
+++ b/cmd/mtdparts.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * mtdids=<idmap>[,<idmap>,...]
  *
  * <idmap>    := <dev-id>=<mtd-id>
- * <dev-id>   := 'nand'|'nor'|'onenand'<dev-num>
+ * <dev-id>   := 'nand'|'nor'|'onenand'|'spi-nand'<dev-num>
  * <dev-num>  := mtd device number, 0...
  * <mtd-id>   := unique device tag used by linux kernel to find mtd device (mtd->name)
  *
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static int part_validate_eraseblock(struct mtdids *id, struct part_info *part)
 
 	if (!mtd->numeraseregions) {
 		/*
-		 * Only one eraseregion (NAND, OneNAND or uniform NOR),
+		 * Only one eraseregion (NAND, SPI-NAND, OneNAND or uniform NOR),
 		 * checking for alignment is easy here
 		 */
 		offset = part->offset;
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ static struct mtdids* id_find_by_mtd_id(const char *mtd_id, unsigned int mtd_id_
 }
 
 /**
- * Parse device id string <dev-id> := 'nand'|'nor'|'onenand'<dev-num>,
+ * Parse device id string <dev-id> := 'nand'|'nor'|'onenand'|'spi-nand'<dev-num>,
  * return device type and number.
  *
  * @param id string describing device id
@@ -1054,6 +1054,9 @@ int mtd_id_parse(const char *id, const char **ret_id, u8 *dev_type,
 	} else if (strncmp(p, "onenand", 7) == 0) {
 		*dev_type = MTD_DEV_TYPE_ONENAND;
 		p += 7;
+	} else if (strncmp(p, "spi-nand", 8) == 0) {
+		*dev_type = MTD_DEV_TYPE_SPINAND;
+		p += 8;
 	} else {
 		printf("incorrect device type in %s\n", id);
 		return 1;
@@ -1636,7 +1639,7 @@ static int parse_mtdids(const char *const ids)
 	while(p && (*p != '\0')) {
 
 		ret = 1;
-		/* parse 'nor'|'nand'|'onenand'<dev-num> */
+		/* parse 'nor'|'nand'|'onenand'|'spi-nand'<dev-num> */
 		if (mtd_id_parse(p, &p, &type, &num) != 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -2112,7 +2115,7 @@ static char mtdparts_help_text[] =
 	"'mtdids' - linux kernel mtd device id <-> u-boot device id mapping\n\n"
 	"mtdids=<idmap>[,<idmap>,...]\n\n"
 	"<idmap>    := <dev-id>=<mtd-id>\n"
-	"<dev-id>   := 'nand'|'nor'|'onenand'<dev-num>\n"
+	"<dev-id>   := 'nand'|'nor'|'onenand'|'spi-nand'<dev-num>\n"
 	"<dev-num>  := mtd device number, 0...\n"
 	"<mtd-id>   := unique device tag used by linux kernel to find mtd device (mtd->name)\n\n"
 	"'mtdparts' - partition list\n\n"
diff --git a/include/jffs2/load_kernel.h b/include/jffs2/load_kernel.h
index 1ddff06..9346d7e 100644
--- a/include/jffs2/load_kernel.h
+++ b/include/jffs2/load_kernel.h
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 #define MTD_DEV_TYPE_NOR	0x0001
 #define MTD_DEV_TYPE_NAND	0x0002
 #define MTD_DEV_TYPE_ONENAND	0x0004
+#define MTD_DEV_TYPE_SPINAND	0x0008
 
-#define MTD_DEV_TYPE(type) ((type == MTD_DEV_TYPE_NAND) ? "nand" :	\
-			(type == MTD_DEV_TYPE_ONENAND) ? "onenand" : "nor")
+#define MTD_DEV_TYPE(type) (type == MTD_DEV_TYPE_NAND ? "nand" :	\
+			    (type == MTD_DEV_TYPE_NOR ? "nor" :		\
+			     (type == MTD_DEV_TYPE_ONENAND ? "onenand" : \
+			      "spi-nand")))				\
 
 struct mtd_device {
 	struct list_head link;