diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/s5p-cec.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/s5p-cec.txt
index 4bb08d9d940be0473d937ad7c7c97d87c5d517d9..261af4d1a791678cf5bfa04624ba9d4dc86576b9 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/s5p-cec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/s5p-cec.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ Required properties:
   - samsung,syscon-phandle - phandle to the PMU system controller
   - hdmi-phandle - phandle to the HDMI controller
 
+Optional:
+  - needs-hpd : if present the CEC support is only available when the HPD
+    is high. Some boards only let the CEC pin through if the HPD is high, for
+    example if there is a level converter that uses the HPD to power up
+    or down.
+
 Example:
 
 hdmicec: cec@100B0000 {