diff --git a/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc6s.cfg b/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc6s.cfg
index 92b260577..862c4aa89 100644
--- a/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc6s.cfg
+++ b/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc6s.cfg
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ set XC6S_JSTART 0x0c
 set XC6S_BYPASS 0x3f
 
 proc xc6s_program {tap} {
-	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 program ...' not 'xc6s_program'"
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 refresh XXXX.pld' not 'xc6s_program'"
 	global XC6S_JSHUTDOWN XC6S_JPROGRAM XC6S_JSTART XC6S_BYPASS
 	irscan $tap $XC6S_JSHUTDOWN
 	irscan $tap $XC6S_JPROGRAM
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ proc xc6s_program {tap} {
 
 #xtp038 and xc3sprog approach
 proc xc6s_program_iprog {tap} {
-	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 program ...' not 'xc6s_program_iprog'"
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 refresh XXXX.pld' not 'xc6s_program_iprog'"
 	global XC6S_JSHUTDOWN XC6S_JSTART XC6S_BYPASS XC6S_CFG_IN
 	irscan $tap $XC6S_JSHUTDOWN
 	runtest 16
diff --git a/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc7.cfg b/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc7.cfg
index f5b073374..6f8f4ae5c 100644
--- a/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc7.cfg
+++ b/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xc7.cfg
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ set XC7_JSTART 0x0c
 set XC7_BYPASS 0x3f
 
 proc xc7_program {tap} {
-	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 program ...' not 'xc7_program'"
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 refresh XXXX.pld' not 'xc7_program'"
 	global XC7_JSHUTDOWN XC7_JPROGRAM XC7_JSTART XC7_BYPASS
 	irscan $tap $XC7_JSHUTDOWN
 	irscan $tap $XC7_JPROGRAM
diff --git a/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xcu.cfg b/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xcu.cfg
index 4d7f26c88..63a67da20 100644
--- a/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xcu.cfg
+++ b/tcl/cpld/xilinx-xcu.cfg
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ set XCU_JSTART 0x0c
 set XCU_BYPASS 0x3f
 
 proc xcu_program {tap} {
-	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 program ...' not 'xcu_program'"
+	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'virtex2 refresh XXXX.pld' not 'xcu_program'"
 	global XCU_JSHUTDOWN XCU_JPROGRAM XCU_JSTART XCU_BYPASS
 	irscan $tap $XCU_JSHUTDOWN
 	irscan $tap $XCU_JPROGRAM