diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index edf65dad250b05ffe43b74ac20ca9224f2ea4b94..fd69e7f8ef797d79126c92d1b13f58df01614277 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -988,6 +988,10 @@
 			chosen node or the ACPI SPCR table if supported by
 			the platform.
 
+			[RISCV] When used with no options, the early
+			console is determined by the stdout-path
+			property in the device tree's chosen node.
+
 		cdns,<addr>[,options]
 			Start an early, polled-mode console on a Cadence
 			(xuartps) serial port at the specified address. Only