diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,scu.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,scu.yaml
index f9ba18f06369..307f1c627853 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,scu.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/firmware/fsl,scu.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ properties:
           - description: TX0 MU channel
           - description: RX0 MU channel
           - description: optional MU channel for general interrupt
-      - items:
+      - deprecated: true
+        items:
           - description: TX0 MU channel
           - description: TX1 MU channel
           - description: TX2 MU channel
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ properties:
           - description: RX1 MU channel
           - description: RX2 MU channel
           - description: RX3 MU channel
-      - items:
+      - deprecated: true
+        items:
           - description: TX0 MU channel
           - description: TX1 MU channel
           - description: TX2 MU channel
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ properties:
           - const: tx0
           - const: rx0
           - const: gip3
-      - items:
+      - deprecated: true
+        items:
           - const: tx0
           - const: tx1
           - const: tx2
@@ -114,7 +117,8 @@ properties:
           - const: rx1
           - const: rx2
           - const: rx3
-      - items:
+      - deprecated: true
+        items:
           - const: tx0
           - const: tx1
           - const: tx2
@@ -167,11 +171,9 @@ examples:
     firmware {
         system-controller {
             compatible = "fsl,imx-scu";
-            mbox-names = "tx0", "tx1", "tx2", "tx3",
-                         "rx0", "rx1", "rx2", "rx3",
-                         "gip3";
-            mboxes = <&lsio_mu1 0 0 &lsio_mu1 0 1 &lsio_mu1 0 2 &lsio_mu1 0 3
-                      &lsio_mu1 1 0 &lsio_mu1 1 1 &lsio_mu1 1 2 &lsio_mu1 1 3
+            mbox-names = "tx0", "rx0", "gip3";
+            mboxes = <&lsio_mu1 0 0
+                      &lsio_mu1 1 0
                       &lsio_mu1 3 3>;
 
             clock-controller {