diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index 387c51f4b4e4..ec876b5b1382 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -1653,6 +1653,12 @@ static int __init atkbd_deactivate_fixup(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * NOTE: do not add any more "force release" quirks to this table.  The
+ * task of adjusting list of keys that should be "released" automatically
+ * by the driver is now delegated to userspace tools, such as udev, so
+ * submit such quirks there.
+ */
 static const struct dmi_system_id atkbd_dmi_quirk_table[] __initconst = {
 	{
 		.matches = {