diff --git a/esptool/targets/esp32.py b/esptool/targets/esp32.py
index a42e68dd5..aef531a0d 100644
--- a/esptool/targets/esp32.py
+++ b/esptool/targets/esp32.py
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ def get_chip_description(self):
         major_rev = self.get_major_chip_version()
         minor_rev = self.get_minor_chip_version()
         rev3 = major_rev == 3
-        single_core = self.read_efuse(3) & (1 << 0)  # CHIP_VER DIS_APP_CPU
+        sc = self.read_efuse(3) & (1 << 0)  # single core, CHIP_VER DIS_APP_CPU
 
         chip_name = {
-            0: "ESP32-S0WDQ6" if single_core else "ESP32-D0WDQ6",
-            1: "ESP32-S0WD" if single_core else "ESP32-D0WD",
+            0: "ESP32-S0WDQ6" if sc else "ESP32-D0WDQ6-V3" if rev3 else "ESP32-D0WDQ6",
+            1: "ESP32-S0WD" if sc else "ESP32-D0WD-V3" if rev3 else "ESP32-D0WD",
             2: "ESP32-D2WD",
             4: "ESP32-U4WDH",
             5: "ESP32-PICO-V3" if rev3 else "ESP32-PICO-D4",
@@ -239,10 +239,6 @@ def get_chip_description(self):
             7: "ESP32-D0WDR2-V3",
         }.get(pkg_version, "unknown ESP32")
 
-        # ESP32-D0WD-V3, ESP32-D0WDQ6-V3
-        if chip_name.startswith("ESP32-D0WD") and rev3:
-            chip_name += "-V3"
-
         return f"{chip_name} (revision v{major_rev}.{minor_rev})"
 
     def get_chip_features(self):