diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
index 8a49362dea6e81c377d8762e401696c97555cd74..8320186738ffdc5ed66dcc0a3b9246a5102902b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ of heat dissipation). For example a fan's cooling states correspond to
 the different fan speeds possible. Cooling states are referred to by
 single unsigned integers, where larger numbers mean greater heat
 dissipation. The precise set of cooling states associated with a device
-(as referred to be the cooling-min-state and cooling-max-state
+(as referred to by the cooling-min-level and cooling-max-level
 properties) should be defined in a particular device's binding.
 For more examples of cooling devices, refer to the example sections below.
 
 Required properties:
-- cooling-min-state:	An integer indicating the smallest
+- cooling-min-level:	An integer indicating the smallest
   Type: unsigned	cooling state accepted. Typically 0.
   Size: one cell
 
-- cooling-max-state:	An integer indicating the largest
+- cooling-max-level:	An integer indicating the largest
   Type: unsigned	cooling state accepted.
   Size: one cell
 
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ cpus {
 			396000  950000
 			198000  850000
 		>;
-		cooling-min-state = <0>;
-		cooling-max-state = <3>;
+		cooling-min-level = <0>;
+		cooling-max-level = <3>;
 		#cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
 	};
 	...
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ cpus {
 	 */
 	fan0: fan@0x48 {
 		...
-		cooling-min-state = <0>;
-		cooling-max-state = <9>;
+		cooling-min-level = <0>;
+		cooling-max-level = <9>;
 		#cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
 	};
 };