diff --git a/layout/forms/nsFormControlHelper.cpp b/layout/forms/nsFormControlHelper.cpp
index c92129e500f..858a7c883bb 100644
--- a/layout/forms/nsFormControlHelper.cpp
+++ b/layout/forms/nsFormControlHelper.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ nsFormControlHelper::CalculateSize (nsIPresContext*       aPresContext,
       // need to set charWidth and aDesiredSize.height
       charWidth = GetTextSize(*aPresContext, aFrame, 1, aDesiredSize, aRendContext);
       col = (col <= 0) ? 15 : col; // XXX why a default of 15 pixels, why hide it
+                                   // XXX this conflicts with a default of 20 found in nsTextControlFrame.
       aDesiredSize.width = NSIntPixelsToTwips(col, p2t);
     } else {
       col = (col <= 0) ? 1 : col; // XXX why a default of 1 char, why hide it
diff --git a/layout/html/forms/src/nsFormControlHelper.cpp b/layout/html/forms/src/nsFormControlHelper.cpp
index c92129e500f..858a7c883bb 100644
--- a/layout/html/forms/src/nsFormControlHelper.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/forms/src/nsFormControlHelper.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ nsFormControlHelper::CalculateSize (nsIPresContext*       aPresContext,
       // need to set charWidth and aDesiredSize.height
       charWidth = GetTextSize(*aPresContext, aFrame, 1, aDesiredSize, aRendContext);
       col = (col <= 0) ? 15 : col; // XXX why a default of 15 pixels, why hide it
+                                   // XXX this conflicts with a default of 20 found in nsTextControlFrame.
       aDesiredSize.width = NSIntPixelsToTwips(col, p2t);
     } else {
       col = (col <= 0) ? 1 : col; // XXX why a default of 1 char, why hide it