diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 53766f39aadd..3b367973a802 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -994,6 +994,11 @@ module_exit(devfreq_exit);
  * @freq:	The frequency given to target function
  * @flags:	Flags handed from devfreq framework.
  *
+ * Locking: This function must be called under rcu_read_lock(). opp is a rcu
+ * protected pointer. The reason for the same is that the opp pointer which is
+ * returned will remain valid for use with opp_get_{voltage, freq} only while
+ * under the locked area. The pointer returned must be used prior to unlocking
+ * with rcu_read_unlock() to maintain the integrity of the pointer.
  */
 struct opp *devfreq_recommended_opp(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq,
 				    u32 flags)