diff --git a/compileopts/target.go b/compileopts/target.go
index 92561f1e03..b21a0183a4 100644
--- a/compileopts/target.go
+++ b/compileopts/target.go
@@ -246,6 +246,43 @@ func LoadTarget(options *Options) (*TargetSpec, error) {
 	return spec, nil
 }
 
+// GetTargetSpecs retrieves target specifications from the TINYGOROOT targets
+// directory.  Only valid target JSON files are considered, and the function
+// returns a map of target names to their respective TargetSpec.
+func GetTargetSpecs() (map[string]*TargetSpec, error) {
+	dir := filepath.Join(goenv.Get("TINYGOROOT"), "targets")
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not list targets: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	maps := map[string]*TargetSpec{}
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		entryInfo, err := entry.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get entry info: %w", err)
+		}
+		if !entryInfo.Mode().IsRegular() || !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".json") {
+			// Only inspect JSON files.
+			continue
+		}
+		path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
+		spec, err := LoadTarget(&Options{Target: path})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not list target: %w", err)
+		}
+		if spec.FlashMethod == "" && spec.FlashCommand == "" && spec.Emulator == "" {
+			// This doesn't look like a regular target file, but rather like
+			// a parent target (such as targets/cortex-m.json).
+			continue
+		}
+		name := entry.Name()
+		name = name[:len(name)-5]
+		maps[name] = spec
+	}
+	return maps, nil
+}
+
 func defaultTarget(goos, goarch, triple string) (*TargetSpec, error) {
 	// No target spec available. Use the default one, useful on most systems
 	// with a regular OS.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 288cdf44ab..72bf76a113 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ func main() {
 			handleCompilerError(err)
 		}
 	case "targets":
-		specs, err := GetTargetSpecs()
+		specs, err := compileopts.GetTargetSpecs()
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "could not list targets:", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
index 23846b3527..571ff2c640 100644
--- a/monitor.go
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattn/go-tty"
 	"github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/builder"
 	"github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/compileopts"
-	"github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/goenv"
 
 	"go.bug.st/serial"
 	"go.bug.st/serial/enumerator"
@@ -145,9 +143,9 @@ type SerialPortInfo struct {
 }
 
 // ListSerialPort returns serial port information and any detected TinyGo
-// target
+// target.
 func ListSerialPorts() ([]SerialPortInfo, error) {
-	maps, err := GetTargetSpecs()
+	maps, err := compileopts.GetTargetSpecs()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -186,41 +184,6 @@ func ListSerialPorts() ([]SerialPortInfo, error) {
 	return serialPortInfo, nil
 }
 
-func GetTargetSpecs() (map[string]*compileopts.TargetSpec, error) {
-	dir := filepath.Join(goenv.Get("TINYGOROOT"), "targets")
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not list targets: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	maps := map[string]*compileopts.TargetSpec{}
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		entryInfo, err := entry.Info()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get entry info: %w", err)
-		}
-		if !entryInfo.Mode().IsRegular() || !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".json") {
-			// Only inspect JSON files.
-			continue
-		}
-		path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
-		spec, err := compileopts.LoadTarget(&compileopts.Options{Target: path})
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cnuld not list target: %w", err)
-		}
-		if spec.FlashMethod == "" && spec.FlashCommand == "" && spec.Emulator == "" {
-			// This doesn't look like a regular target file, but rather like
-			// a parent target (such as targets/cortex-m.json).
-			continue
-		}
-		name := entry.Name()
-		name = name[:len(name)-5]
-		//fmt.Println(name)
-		maps[name] = spec
-	}
-	return maps, nil
-}
-
 var addressMatch = regexp.MustCompile(`^panic: runtime error at 0x([0-9a-f]+): `)
 
 // Extract the address from the "panic: runtime error at" message.