diff --git a/src/jtag/commands.h b/src/jtag/commands.h
index 87bd9c537..d591814f5 100644
--- a/src/jtag/commands.h
+++ b/src/jtag/commands.h
@@ -139,7 +139,14 @@ union jtag_command_container {
  */
 enum jtag_command_type {
 	JTAG_SCAN         = 1,
-	JTAG_STATEMOVE    = 2,
+	/* JTAG_TLR_RESET's non-minidriver implementation is a
+	 * vestige from a statemove cmd. The statemove command
+	 * is obsolete and replaced by pathmove.
+	 *
+	 * pathmove does not support reset as one of it's states,
+	 * hence the need for an explicit statemove command.
+	 */
+	JTAG_TLR_RESET    = 2,
 	JTAG_RUNTEST      = 3,
 	JTAG_RESET        = 4,
 	JTAG_PATHMOVE     = 6,
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/amt_jtagaccel.c b/src/jtag/drivers/amt_jtagaccel.c
index 121649bcb..fca8cfe32 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/amt_jtagaccel.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/amt_jtagaccel.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int amt_jtagaccel_execute_queue(void)
 				amt_jtagaccel_end_state(cmd->cmd.runtest->end_state);
 				amt_jtagaccel_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 				break;
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 #ifdef _DEBUG_JTAG_IO_
 				LOG_DEBUG("statemove end in %i", cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/arm-jtag-ew.c b/src/jtag/drivers/arm-jtag-ew.c
index e54c8c614..9d8b8b122 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/arm-jtag-ew.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/arm-jtag-ew.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int armjtagew_execute_queue(void)
 				armjtagew_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 				break;
 
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 				DEBUG_JTAG_IO("statemove end in %i", cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
 
 				armjtagew_end_state(cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/bitbang.c b/src/jtag/drivers/bitbang.c
index 6159ef7a5..4548cb531 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/bitbang.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/bitbang.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int bitbang_execute_queue(void)
 				bitbang_stableclocks(cmd->cmd.stableclocks->num_cycles);
 				break;
 
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 #ifdef _DEBUG_JTAG_IO_
 				LOG_DEBUG("statemove end in %s", tap_state_name(cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/bitq.c b/src/jtag/drivers/bitq.c
index 79ca349ad..a58f63347 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/bitq.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/bitq.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int bitq_execute_queue(void)
 			bitq_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 			break;
 
-		case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+		case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 #ifdef _DEBUG_JTAG_IO_
 			LOG_DEBUG("statemove end in %i", cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c b/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c
index 99210d26f..1c433a96d 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int buspirate_execute_queue(void)
 			buspirate_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest
 					->num_cycles);
 			break;
-		case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+		case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 			DEBUG_JTAG_IO("statemove end in %s",
 				tap_state_name(cmd->cmd.statemove
 						->end_state));
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/driver.c b/src/jtag/drivers/driver.c
index 7f7f8791b..49f40246e 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/driver.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/driver.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int interface_jtag_add_tlr(void)
 
 	jtag_queue_command(cmd);
 
-	cmd->type = JTAG_STATEMOVE;
+	cmd->type = JTAG_TLR_RESET;
 
 	cmd->cmd.statemove = cmd_queue_alloc(sizeof(struct statemove_command));
 	cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state = state;
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c b/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c
index 93d1c4a80..2ac410a5d 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ static int ft2232_execute_command(struct jtag_command *cmd)
 	{
 	case JTAG_RESET:	retval = ft2232_execute_reset(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_RUNTEST:	retval = ft2232_execute_runtest(cmd); break;
-	case JTAG_STATEMOVE: retval = ft2232_execute_statemove(cmd); break;
+	case JTAG_TLR_RESET: retval = ft2232_execute_statemove(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_PATHMOVE:	retval = ft2232_execute_pathmove(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_SCAN:		retval = ft2232_execute_scan(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_SLEEP:	retval = ft2232_execute_sleep(cmd); break;
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/gw16012.c b/src/jtag/drivers/gw16012.c
index 0e9f3fe2b..cb29d33aa 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/gw16012.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/gw16012.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int gw16012_execute_queue(void)
 				gw16012_end_state(cmd->cmd.runtest->end_state);
 				gw16012_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 				break;
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 #ifdef _DEBUG_JTAG_IO_
 				LOG_DEBUG("statemove end in %i", cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c b/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c
index 21dfab227..34fce3888 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/jlink.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void jlink_execute_command(struct jtag_command *cmd)
 	switch (cmd->type)
 	{
 	case JTAG_RUNTEST:   jlink_execute_runtest(cmd); break;
-	case JTAG_STATEMOVE: jlink_execute_statemove(cmd); break;
+	case JTAG_TLR_RESET: jlink_execute_statemove(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_PATHMOVE:  jlink_execute_pathmove(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_SCAN:      jlink_execute_scan(cmd); break;
 	case JTAG_RESET:     jlink_execute_reset(cmd); break;
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/rlink.c b/src/jtag/drivers/rlink.c
index 43f194020..0060baff0 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/rlink.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/rlink.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ int rlink_execute_queue(void)
 		switch (cmd->type)
 		{
 			case JTAG_RUNTEST:
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 			case JTAG_PATHMOVE:
 			case JTAG_SCAN:
 				break;
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ int rlink_execute_queue(void)
 					rlink_end_state(cmd->cmd.runtest->end_state);
 				rlink_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 				break;
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 #ifdef _DEBUG_JTAG_IO_
 				LOG_DEBUG("statemove end in %i", cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/usbprog.c b/src/jtag/drivers/usbprog.c
index 0d51b27f8..cc7855564 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/usbprog.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/usbprog.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int usbprog_execute_queue(void)
 				usbprog_end_state(cmd->cmd.runtest->end_state);
 				usbprog_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 				break;
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 #ifdef _DEBUG_JTAG_IO_
 				LOG_DEBUG("statemove end in %i", cmd->cmd.statemove->end_state);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/vsllink.c b/src/jtag/drivers/vsllink.c
index a98567729..450ce062b 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/vsllink.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/vsllink.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int vsllink_execute_queue(void)
 				vsllink_runtest(cmd->cmd.runtest->num_cycles);
 				break;
 
-			case JTAG_STATEMOVE:
+			case JTAG_TLR_RESET:
 				DEBUG_JTAG_IO("statemove end in %s",
 					tap_state_name(cmd->cmd.statemove
 							->end_state));