diff --git a/build/scripts/TargetDescriptionFiles/AVR8/Avr8TargetDescriptionFile.php b/build/scripts/TargetDescriptionFiles/AVR8/Avr8TargetDescriptionFile.php
index 31290202..a81ddc75 100644
--- a/build/scripts/TargetDescriptionFiles/AVR8/Avr8TargetDescriptionFile.php
+++ b/build/scripts/TargetDescriptionFiles/AVR8/Avr8TargetDescriptionFile.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Avr8TargetDescriptionFile extends TargetDescriptionFile
     const AVR8_FAMILY_MEGA = 'MEGA';
     const AVR8_FAMILY_TINY = 'TINY';
     const AVR8_FAMILY_XMEGA = 'XMEGA';
+    const AVR8_FAMILY_OTHER = 'OTHER';
 
     const AVR8_PHYSICAL_INTERFACE_JTAG = 'JTAG';
     const AVR8_PHYSICAL_INTERFACE_PDI = 'PDI';
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ class Avr8TargetDescriptionFile extends TargetDescriptionFile
 
             } else if (stristr($deviceAttributes['family'], 'mega') !== false) {
                 $this->family = self::AVR8_FAMILY_MEGA;
+
+            } else {
+                $this->family = self::AVR8_FAMILY_OTHER;
             }
         }
 
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ class Avr8TargetDescriptionFile extends TargetDescriptionFile
         $progAddressSpace = $this->addressSpacesById['prog'] ?? null;
         if (!empty($progAddressSpace)) {
             $flashMemorySegment = $progAddressSpace->memorySegmentsByTypeAndName['flash']['flash']
-                ?? $progAddressSpace->memorySegmentsByTypeAndName['flash']['app_section'] ?? null;
+                ?? $progAddressSpace->memorySegmentsByTypeAndName['flash']['app_section']
+                ?? $progAddressSpace->memorySegmentsByTypeAndName['flash']['progmem'] ?? null;
             $bootSectionMemorySegment = $progAddressSpace->memorySegmentsByTypeAndName['flash']['boot_section_1']
                 ?? $progAddressSpace->memorySegmentsByTypeAndName['flash']['boot_section'] ?? null;
 
diff --git a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
index 6ea6d943..1d6d4a2a 100644
--- a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
@@ -369,11 +369,12 @@ std::optional<MemorySegment> TargetDescriptionFile::getFlashMemorySegment() cons
             auto& flashMemorySegments = programMemorySegments.find(MemorySegmentType::FLASH)->second;
 
             /*
-             * Some target descriptions describe the flash memory segments in the "APP_SECTION" segment, whereas
-             * others use the "FLASH" segment.
+             * In AVR8 TDFs, flash memory segments are typically named "APP_SECTION", "PROGMEM" or "FLASH".
              */
             auto flashSegmentIt = flashMemorySegments.find("app_section") != flashMemorySegments.end() ?
-                                  flashMemorySegments.find("app_section") : flashMemorySegments.find("flash");
+                flashMemorySegments.find("app_section")
+                : flashMemorySegments.find("progmem") != flashMemorySegments.end()
+                ? flashMemorySegments.find("progmem") : flashMemorySegments.find("flash");
 
             if (flashSegmentIt != flashMemorySegments.end()) {
                 return flashSegmentIt->second;