diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-formats.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-formats.rst
index 165d0a3bf4fe..4728e081f821 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-formats.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-formats.rst
@@ -160,12 +160,14 @@ correspondence between them.
 
 The media bus pixel codes document parallel formats. Should the pixel data be
 transported over a serial bus, the media bus pixel code that describes a
-parallel format that transfers a sample on a single clock cycle is used. For
-instance, both MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_1X24 and MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_3X8 are used
-on parallel busses for transferring an 8 bits per sample BGR data, whereas on
-serial busses the data in this format is only referred to using
-MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_1X24. This is because there is effectively only a single
-way to transport that format on the serial busses.
+parallel format that transfers a sample on a single clock cycle is used. The
+color component order used is the same used on the serial bus. For instance,
+both MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_1X24 and MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_3X8 are used on parallel
+busses for transferring an 8 bits per sample BGR data, whereas on serial busses
+the data in this format is only referred to using MEDIA_BUS_FMT_BGR888_1X24,
+with BGR meaning that the blue component is transmitted first, then green, then
+red. This is because there is effectively only a single way to transport that
+format on the serial busses.
 
 Packed RGB Formats
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^