diff --git a/include/drm-uapi/README b/include/drm-uapi/README
index d67fb562f14..27de91cad0c 100644
--- a/include/drm-uapi/README
+++ b/include/drm-uapi/README
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ required by the anv & i965 drivers to communicate with the kernel.
 Whenever either of those driver needs new definitions for new kernel
 APIs, these files should be updated.
 
+These files in master should only be updated once the changes have landed
+in the drm-next tree.
+
 You can copy files installed after running this from the kernel
 repository, at version the drivers require :