diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db8c8c9af..513db8e88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ CHIP_OBJS = jedec.o stm50.o w39.o w29ee011.o \
 ###############################################################################
 # Library code.
 
-LIB_OBJS = libflashrom.o layout.o flashrom.o udelay.o programmer.o programmer_table.o \
+LIB_OBJS = libflashrom.o layout.o flashrom.o udelay.o parallel.o programmer.o programmer_table.o \
 	helpers.o helpers_fileio.o ich_descriptors.o fmap.o platform/endian_$(ENDIAN).o platform/memaccess.o
 
 
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index e529249b9..8f2edb056 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -205,47 +205,6 @@ void programmer_unmap_flash_region(void *virt_addr, size_t len)
 	msg_gspew("%s: unmapped 0x%0*" PRIxPTR "\n", __func__, PRIxPTR_WIDTH, (uintptr_t)virt_addr);
 }
 
-void chip_writeb(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t val, chipaddr addr)
-{
-	flash->mst->par.chip_writeb(flash, val, addr);
-}
-
-void chip_writew(const struct flashctx *flash, uint16_t val, chipaddr addr)
-{
-	flash->mst->par.chip_writew(flash, val, addr);
-}
-
-void chip_writel(const struct flashctx *flash, uint32_t val, chipaddr addr)
-{
-	flash->mst->par.chip_writel(flash, val, addr);
-}
-
-void chip_writen(const struct flashctx *flash, const uint8_t *buf, chipaddr addr, size_t len)
-{
-	flash->mst->par.chip_writen(flash, buf, addr, len);
-}
-
-uint8_t chip_readb(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr)
-{
-	return flash->mst->par.chip_readb(flash, addr);
-}
-
-uint16_t chip_readw(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr)
-{
-	return flash->mst->par.chip_readw(flash, addr);
-}
-
-uint32_t chip_readl(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr)
-{
-	return flash->mst->par.chip_readl(flash, addr);
-}
-
-void chip_readn(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t *buf, chipaddr addr,
-		size_t len)
-{
-	flash->mst->par.chip_readn(flash, buf, addr, len);
-}
-
 void programmer_delay(unsigned int usecs)
 {
 	if (usecs > 0)
diff --git a/include/flash.h b/include/flash.h
index a1b83dab6..79aaa64a8 100644
--- a/include/flash.h
+++ b/include/flash.h
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ struct flashrom_flashctx {
 extern const struct flashchip flashchips[];
 extern const unsigned int flashchips_size;
 
+/* parallel.c */
 void chip_writeb(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t val, chipaddr addr);
 void chip_writew(const struct flashctx *flash, uint16_t val, chipaddr addr);
 void chip_writel(const struct flashctx *flash, uint32_t val, chipaddr addr);
diff --git a/include/programmer.h b/include/programmer.h
index b7b128f3f..f5ce5566e 100644
--- a/include/programmer.h
+++ b/include/programmer.h
@@ -417,15 +417,7 @@ struct opaque_master {
 };
 int register_opaque_master(const struct opaque_master *mst, void *data);
 
-/* programmer.c */
-void *fallback_map(const char *descr, uintptr_t phys_addr, size_t len);
-void fallback_unmap(void *virt_addr, size_t len);
-void fallback_chip_writew(const struct flashctx *flash, uint16_t val, chipaddr addr);
-void fallback_chip_writel(const struct flashctx *flash, uint32_t val, chipaddr addr);
-void fallback_chip_writen(const struct flashctx *flash, const uint8_t *buf, chipaddr addr, size_t len);
-uint16_t fallback_chip_readw(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr);
-uint32_t fallback_chip_readl(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr);
-void fallback_chip_readn(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t *buf, const chipaddr addr, size_t len);
+/* parallel.c */
 struct par_master {
 	void (*chip_writeb) (const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t val, chipaddr addr);
 	void (*chip_writew) (const struct flashctx *flash, uint16_t val, chipaddr addr);
@@ -439,6 +431,16 @@ struct par_master {
 	void *data;
 };
 int register_par_master(const struct par_master *mst, const enum chipbustype buses, void *data);
+
+/* programmer.c */
+void *fallback_map(const char *descr, uintptr_t phys_addr, size_t len);
+void fallback_unmap(void *virt_addr, size_t len);
+void fallback_chip_writew(const struct flashctx *flash, uint16_t val, chipaddr addr);
+void fallback_chip_writel(const struct flashctx *flash, uint32_t val, chipaddr addr);
+void fallback_chip_writen(const struct flashctx *flash, const uint8_t *buf, chipaddr addr, size_t len);
+uint16_t fallback_chip_readw(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr);
+uint32_t fallback_chip_readl(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr);
+void fallback_chip_readn(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t *buf, const chipaddr addr, size_t len);
 struct registered_master {
 	enum chipbustype buses_supported;
 	struct {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 98283aa2d..f07be3e0e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ srcs = files(
   'layout.c',
   'libflashrom.c',
   'opaque.c',
+  'parallel.c',
   'print.c',
   'programmer.c',
   'programmer_table.c',
diff --git a/parallel.c b/parallel.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9001fe80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parallel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the flashrom project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 Silicon Integrated System Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 Tyan Corp <yhlu@tyan.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 coresystems GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2008,2009 Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 secunet Security Networks AG
+ * (Written by Nico Huber <nico.huber@secunet.com> for secunet)
+ * Copyright (C) 2009,2010,2011 Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
+ *
+ * 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; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include "flash.h"
+#include "programmer.h"
+
+void chip_writeb(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t val, chipaddr addr)
+{
+	flash->mst->par.chip_writeb(flash, val, addr);
+}
+
+void chip_writew(const struct flashctx *flash, uint16_t val, chipaddr addr)
+{
+	flash->mst->par.chip_writew(flash, val, addr);
+}
+
+void chip_writel(const struct flashctx *flash, uint32_t val, chipaddr addr)
+{
+	flash->mst->par.chip_writel(flash, val, addr);
+}
+
+void chip_writen(const struct flashctx *flash, const uint8_t *buf, chipaddr addr, size_t len)
+{
+	flash->mst->par.chip_writen(flash, buf, addr, len);
+}
+
+uint8_t chip_readb(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr)
+{
+	return flash->mst->par.chip_readb(flash, addr);
+}
+
+uint16_t chip_readw(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr)
+{
+	return flash->mst->par.chip_readw(flash, addr);
+}
+
+uint32_t chip_readl(const struct flashctx *flash, const chipaddr addr)
+{
+	return flash->mst->par.chip_readl(flash, addr);
+}
+
+void chip_readn(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t *buf, chipaddr addr,
+		size_t len)
+{
+	flash->mst->par.chip_readn(flash, buf, addr, len);
+}
+
+int register_par_master(const struct par_master *mst,
+			    const enum chipbustype buses,
+			    void *data)
+{
+	struct registered_master rmst = {0};
+
+	if (mst->shutdown) {
+		if (register_shutdown(mst->shutdown, data)) {
+			mst->shutdown(data); /* cleanup */
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!mst->chip_writeb || !mst->chip_writew || !mst->chip_writel ||
+	    !mst->chip_writen || !mst->chip_readb || !mst->chip_readw ||
+	    !mst->chip_readl || !mst->chip_readn) {
+		msg_perr("%s called with incomplete master definition. "
+			 "Please report a bug at flashrom@flashrom.org\n",
+			 __func__);
+		return ERROR_FLASHROM_BUG;
+	}
+
+	rmst.buses_supported = buses;
+	rmst.par = *mst;
+	if (data)
+		rmst.par.data = data;
+	return register_master(&rmst);
+}
diff --git a/programmer.c b/programmer.c
index 9a67157b0..2b960e6a0 100644
--- a/programmer.c
+++ b/programmer.c
@@ -80,35 +80,6 @@ void fallback_chip_readn(const struct flashctx *flash, uint8_t *buf,
 	return;
 }
 
-int register_par_master(const struct par_master *mst,
-			    const enum chipbustype buses,
-			    void *data)
-{
-	struct registered_master rmst = {0};
-
-	if (mst->shutdown) {
-		if (register_shutdown(mst->shutdown, data)) {
-			mst->shutdown(data); /* cleanup */
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!mst->chip_writeb || !mst->chip_writew || !mst->chip_writel ||
-	    !mst->chip_writen || !mst->chip_readb || !mst->chip_readw ||
-	    !mst->chip_readl || !mst->chip_readn) {
-		msg_perr("%s called with incomplete master definition. "
-			 "Please report a bug at flashrom@flashrom.org\n",
-			 __func__);
-		return ERROR_FLASHROM_BUG;
-	}
-
-	rmst.buses_supported = buses;
-	rmst.par = *mst;
-	if (data)
-		rmst.par.data = data;
-	return register_master(&rmst);
-}
-
 /* The limit of 4 is totally arbitrary. */
 #define MASTERS_MAX 4
 struct registered_master registered_masters[MASTERS_MAX];