diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index a2a06251596a0d2eaa281b869d4aa6c597a4db9b..7859e9a64dec0b04756f96cc601d4414e09db006 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -596,6 +596,13 @@ ARM920t options are similar to ARM9TDMI options.
 @cindex arm966e options
 ARM966e options are similar to ARM9TDMI options.
 
+@subsection cortex_m3 options
+@cindex cortex_m3 options
+use variant <@var{variant}> @option{lm3s} when debugging luminary lm3s targets. This will cause
+openocd to use a software reset rather than asserting SRST to avoid a issue with clearing
+the debug registers. This is fixed in Fury Rev B, DustDevil Rev B, Tempest, these revisions will
+be detected and the normal reset behaviour used.
+
 @subsection xscale options
 @cindex xscale options
 Supported variants are @option{ixp42x}, @option{ixp45x}, @option{ixp46x},
diff --git a/src/target/cortex_m3.c b/src/target/cortex_m3.c
index 1f9674fad000590b9890896120275ae7bc3448a7..ec3851667d386a380766b89af9e11397c21e34ff 100644
--- a/src/target/cortex_m3.c
+++ b/src/target/cortex_m3.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ int cortex_m3_assert_reset(target_t *target)
 	 * when srst is asserted the luminary device seesm to also clear the debug registers
 	 * which does not match the armv7 debug TRM */
 		
-	if (strcmp(cortex_m3->variant, "luminary") == 0)
+	if (strcmp(cortex_m3->variant, "lm3s") == 0)
 	{
 		/* this causes the luminary device to reset using the watchdog */
 		ahbap_write_system_atomic_u32(swjdp, NVIC_AIRCR, AIRCR_VECTKEY | AIRCR_SYSRESETREQ );
diff --git a/src/target/target/lm3s6965.cfg b/src/target/target/lm3s6965.cfg
index ffef12e02fc3970ca25a77c0a84c84a6b9bbdfa4..9b21cba0e1ea12261d678f3ef4a5a7d8bed5d9d4 100644
--- a/src/target/target/lm3s6965.cfg
+++ b/src/target/target/lm3s6965.cfg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jtag_device 4 0x1 0xf 0xe
 # the luminary variant causes a software reset rather than asserting SRST
 # this stops the debug registers from being cleared
 # this will be fixed in later revisions of silicon
-target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0 luminary
+target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0 lm3s
 
 # 4k working area at base of ram
 working_area 0 0x20000000 0x4000 nobackup
diff --git a/src/target/target/lm3s811.cfg b/src/target/target/lm3s811.cfg
index 56d6410fe7b15abb49647491d9c1ceb28505d470..9d13d7b1a46f3a41d6e47d97ded3af6cf220d5d9 100644
--- a/src/target/target/lm3s811.cfg
+++ b/src/target/target/lm3s811.cfg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jtag_device 4 0x1 0xf 0xe
 # the luminary variant causes a software reset rather than asserting SRST
 # this stops the debug registers from being cleared
 # this will be fixed in later revisions of silicon
-target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0 luminary
+target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0 lm3s
 
 # 2k working area at base of ram
 working_area 0 0x20000000 0x2000 nobackup