diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
index 8087780f1685..36a17b250ccc 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ I. For patch submitters
      string that is matched by the driver (as in the "nvidia,tegra20-pcie"
      example above).
 
+  9) Bindings are actively used by multiple projects other than the Linux
+     Kernel, extra care and consideration may need to be taken when making changes
+     to existing bindings.
 
 II. For kernel maintainers
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