diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.txt
index 3ea78c4ef887..b83bb8249074 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Interrupts (LPI).
 
 Main node required properties:
 
-- compatible : should at least contain  "arm,gic-v3".
+- compatible : should at least contain  "arm,gic-v3" or either
+		"qcom,msm8996-gic-v3", "arm,gic-v3" for msm8996 SoCs
+		to address SoC specific bugs/quirks
 - interrupt-controller : Identifies the node as an interrupt controller
 - #interrupt-cells : Specifies the number of cells needed to encode an
   interrupt source. Must be a single cell with a value of at least 3.