diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
index 28d7ea5d5e73..aeaed59d0f1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ transmission. The fontend types are given by fe_type_t type, defined as:</para>
 <para>Newer formats like DVB-S2, ISDB-T, ISDB-S and DVB-T2 are not described at the above, as they're
 supported via the new <link linkend="FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY">FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY</link> ioctl's, using the <link linkend="DTV-DELIVERY-SYSTEM">DTV_DELIVERY_SYSTEM</link> parameter.
 </para>
+
+<para>The usage of this field is deprecated, as it doesn't report all supported standards, and
+will provide an incomplete information for frontends that support multiple delivery systems.
+Please use <link linkend="DTV_ENUM_DELSYS">DTV_ENUM_DELSYS</link> instead.</para>
 </section>
 
 <section id="fe-caps-t">
diff --git a/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h b/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
index 7e7cb64f56d8..cb4428ab81ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
+++ b/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef enum fe_caps {
 
 struct dvb_frontend_info {
 	char       name[128];
-	fe_type_t  type;
+	fe_type_t  type;			/* DEPRECATED. Use DTV_ENUM_DELSYS instead */
 	__u32      frequency_min;
 	__u32      frequency_max;
 	__u32      frequency_stepsize;