diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index e1f49dd241f7..3b810b53ba8b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -1050,6 +1050,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETPROPBLOB	DRM_IOWR(0xAC, struct drm_mode_get_blob)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETFB		DRM_IOWR(0xAD, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB		DRM_IOWR(0xAE, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB - Remove a framebuffer.
+ *
+ * This removes a framebuffer previously added via ADDFB/ADDFB2. The IOCTL
+ * argument is a framebuffer object ID.
+ *
+ * Warning: removing a framebuffer currently in-use on an enabled plane will
+ * disable that plane. The CRTC the plane is linked to may also be disabled
+ * (depending on driver capabilities).
+ */
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB		DRM_IOWR(0xAF, unsigned int)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP	DRM_IOWR(0xB0, struct drm_mode_crtc_page_flip)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB		DRM_IOWR(0xB1, struct drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd)