diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/nvidia,tegra20-i2c.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/nvidia,tegra20-i2c.yaml
index 424a4fc218b6..2cb311ddd912 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/nvidia,tegra20-i2c.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/nvidia,tegra20-i2c.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ properties:
 
   resets:
     items:
-      - description: module reset
+      - description:
+          Module reset. This property is optional for controllers in Tegra194,
+          Tegra234 etc where an internal software reset is available as an
+          alternative.
 
   reset-names:
     items:
@@ -119,6 +122,13 @@ properties:
       - const: rx
       - const: tx
 
+required:
+  - compatible
+  - reg
+  - interrupts
+  - clocks
+  - clock-names
+
 allOf:
   - $ref: /schemas/i2c/i2c-controller.yaml
   - if:
@@ -172,6 +182,18 @@ allOf:
           items:
             - description: phandle to the VENC power domain
 
+  - if:
+      not:
+        properties:
+          compatible:
+            contains:
+              enum:
+                - nvidia,tegra194-i2c
+    then:
+      required:
+        - resets
+        - reset-names
+
 unevaluatedProperties: false
 
 examples: