diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards
index 3509707f932085a8380576ee4c6b63a453dab1a7..c554ed3d44fb7c77f8ae19c441a57f5d05853ef8 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards
@@ -86,3 +86,9 @@ Interrupt controllers:
 	compatible = "arm,versatile-sic";
 	interrupt-controller;
 	#interrupt-cells = <1>;
+
+Required nodes:
+
+- core-module: the root node to the Versatile platforms must have
+  a core-module with regs and the compatible strings
+  "arm,core-module-versatile", "syscon"