diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
index 7531d383be8c..8c24d0892f61 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -1609,3 +1609,17 @@ Description:
 		provides an absolute positional reference (e.g. a pulse once per
 		revolution) which may be used to home positional systems as
 		required.
+
+What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count_count_direction_available
+KernelVersion:	4.12
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		A list of possible counting directions which are:
+		- "up"	: counter device is increasing.
+		- "down": counter device is decreasing.
+
+What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_countY_count_direction
+KernelVersion:	4.12
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		Raw counter device counters direction for channel Y.
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-counter-104-quad-8 b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-counter-104-quad-8
index 5f4924a94949..7fac2c268d9a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-counter-104-quad-8
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-counter-104-quad-8
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count_count_direction_available
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count_count_mode_available
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count_noise_error_available
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count_quadrature_mode_available
@@ -10,13 +9,6 @@ Description:
 		Discrete set of available values for the respective counter
 		configuration are listed in this file.
 
-What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_countY_count_direction
-KernelVersion:	4.10
-Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
-Description:
-		Read-only attribute that indicates whether the counter for
-		channel Y is counting up or down.
-
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_countY_count_mode
 KernelVersion:	4.10
 Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org