diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/qcom-tsens.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/qcom-tsens.yaml
index 878e1d1bf6c5..926e9c51c93c 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/qcom-tsens.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/qcom-tsens.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ properties:
         description: |
           Reference to nvmem cells for the calibration mode, two calibration
           bases and two cells per each sensor
+        # special case for msm8974 / apq8084
+      - maxItems: 51
+        description: |
+          Reference to nvmem cells for the calibration mode, two calibration
+          bases and two cells per each sensor, main and backup copies, plus use_backup cell
 
   nvmem-cell-names:
     oneOf:
@@ -137,6 +142,59 @@ properties:
           - pattern: '^s[0-9]+_p2$'
           - pattern: '^s[0-9]+_p1$'
           - pattern: '^s[0-9]+_p2$'
+        # special case for msm8974 / apq8084
+      - items:
+          - const: mode
+          - const: base1
+          - const: base2
+          - const: use_backup
+          - const: mode_backup
+          - const: base1_backup
+          - const: base2_backup
+          - const: s0_p1
+          - const: s0_p2
+          - const: s1_p1
+          - const: s1_p2
+          - const: s2_p1
+          - const: s2_p2
+          - const: s3_p1
+          - const: s3_p2
+          - const: s4_p1
+          - const: s4_p2
+          - const: s5_p1
+          - const: s5_p2
+          - const: s6_p1
+          - const: s6_p2
+          - const: s7_p1
+          - const: s7_p2
+          - const: s8_p1
+          - const: s8_p2
+          - const: s9_p1
+          - const: s9_p2
+          - const: s10_p1
+          - const: s10_p2
+          - const: s0_p1_backup
+          - const: s0_p2_backup
+          - const: s1_p1_backup
+          - const: s1_p2_backup
+          - const: s2_p1_backup
+          - const: s2_p2_backup
+          - const: s3_p1_backup
+          - const: s3_p2_backup
+          - const: s4_p1_backup
+          - const: s4_p2_backup
+          - const: s5_p1_backup
+          - const: s5_p2_backup
+          - const: s6_p1_backup
+          - const: s6_p2_backup
+          - const: s7_p1_backup
+          - const: s7_p2_backup
+          - const: s8_p1_backup
+          - const: s8_p2_backup
+          - const: s9_p1_backup
+          - const: s9_p2_backup
+          - const: s10_p1_backup
+          - const: s10_p2_backup
 
   "#qcom,sensors":
     description: