diff --git a/docs/device-categorization.md b/docs/device-categorization.md
index 185acb0b0..a8b22e5ba 100644
--- a/docs/device-categorization.md
+++ b/docs/device-categorization.md
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ The purpose of community is to increase visibility of devices that:
 
 Requirements:
 
-* Must run a close-to-mainline kernel
+* Must run a close-to-mainline kernel as new or newer than the oldest supported LTS release
+  * The kernel version does not need to be the latest released patch version
 * Port and dependencies build
 * The device boots