diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 717c4e7271b0422692c485d8c8cb426de0bc006f..1913d8b4e16a8683faa8168ed8edcaf17f9e09b3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -960,6 +960,11 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list dp_colorspaces[] = {
  * 	drm_connector_update_edid_property(), usually after having parsed
  * 	the EDID using drm_add_edid_modes(). Userspace cannot change this
  * 	property.
+ *
+ * 	User-space should not parse the EDID to obtain information exposed via
+ * 	other KMS properties (because the kernel might apply limits, quirks or
+ * 	fixups to the EDID). For instance, user-space should not try to parse
+ * 	mode lists from the EDID.
  * DPMS:
  * 	Legacy property for setting the power state of the connector. For atomic
  * 	drivers this is only provided for backwards compatibility with existing