diff --git a/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.cpp b/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.cpp
index ba93746080..4d228cdab3 100644
--- a/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.cpp
+++ b/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.cpp
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@ void loop(void)
 
 static uint32_t start_ms;
 
-/*
-  declare constant app_descriptor in flash
- */
-#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_CHIBIOS
-const struct app_descriptor app_descriptor __attribute__((section(".app_descriptor")));
-#else
-const struct app_descriptor app_descriptor;
-#endif
-
 AP_Periph_FW::AP_Periph_FW()
 #if HAL_LOGGING_ENABLED
     : logger(g.log_bitmask)
@@ -131,12 +122,7 @@ void AP_Periph_FW::init()
     logger.Init(log_structure, ARRAY_SIZE(log_structure));
 #endif
 
-    printf("Booting %08x:%08x %u/%u len=%u 0x%08x\n",
-           app_descriptor.image_crc1,
-           app_descriptor.image_crc2,
-           app_descriptor.version_major, app_descriptor.version_minor,
-           app_descriptor.image_size,
-           app_descriptor.git_hash);
+    check_firmware_print();
 
     if (hal.util->was_watchdog_reset()) {
         printf("Reboot after watchdog reset\n");
diff --git a/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.h b/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.h
index 9ea2763a4c..54f6f7a9cf 100644
--- a/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.h
+++ b/Tools/AP_Periph/AP_Periph.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <AP_MSP/AP_MSP.h>
 #include <AP_MSP/msp.h>
 #include "../AP_Bootloader/app_comms.h"
+#include <AP_CheckFirmware/AP_CheckFirmware.h>
 #include "hwing_esc.h"
 #include <AP_CANManager/AP_CANManager.h>
 #include <AP_Scripting/AP_Scripting.h>
diff --git a/Tools/AP_Periph/can.cpp b/Tools/AP_Periph/can.cpp
index 44d9df9f98..64618726b7 100644
--- a/Tools/AP_Periph/can.cpp
+++ b/Tools/AP_Periph/can.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_CHIBIOS
 #include <hal.h>
-#include "../AP_Bootloader/app_comms.h"
 #include <AP_HAL_ChibiOS/CANIface.h>
 #include <AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/common/stm32_util.h>
 #include <AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/common/watchdog.h>
diff --git a/Tools/AP_Periph/wscript b/Tools/AP_Periph/wscript
index 937d91294a..dd83e39bca 100644
--- a/Tools/AP_Periph/wscript
+++ b/Tools/AP_Periph/wscript
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def build(bld):
                      'AP_ESC_Telem',
                      'AP_Stats',
                      'AP_EFI',
+                     'AP_CheckFirmware',
                      ]
     bld.ap_stlib(
         name= 'AP_Periph_libs',