diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/armada-thermal.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/armada-thermal.txt
index e0d013a2e66da64999935d94f832f4d49e88ba90..f3b441100890f493d781689f4c65027ef801be0d 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/armada-thermal.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/armada-thermal.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Required properties:
     * marvell,armada-ap806-thermal
     * marvell,armada-cp110-thermal
 
+Note: these bindings are deprecated for AP806/CP110 and should instead
+follow the rules described in:
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/ap806-system-controller.txt
+Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/marvell/cp110-system-controller.txt
+
 - reg: Device's register space.
   Two entries are expected, see the examples below. The first one points
   to the status register (4B). The second one points to the control