diff --git a/layout/generic/nsPageFrame.cpp b/layout/generic/nsPageFrame.cpp
index 16b81b89147..0700ad487e3 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsPageFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsPageFrame.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ nsPageFrame::DrawHeaderFooter(nsIRenderingContext& aRenderingContext,
 }
 
 // Draw a header or footer string
-// @param aRenderingContext - rendering content ot draw into
+// @param aRenderingContext - rendering context to draw into
 // @param aHeaderFooter - indicates whether it is a header or footer
 // @param aJust - indicates where the string is located within the header/footer
 // @param aStr - the string to be drawn
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ nsPageFrame::DrawHeaderFooter(nsIRenderingContext& aRenderingContext,
     // set up new clip and draw the text
     aRenderingContext.PushState();
     aRenderingContext.SetColor(NS_RGB(0,0,0));
-    aRenderingContext.SetClipRect(aRect, nsClipCombine_kReplace);
+    aRenderingContext.SetClipRect(aRect, nsClipCombine_kIntersect);
     nsLayoutUtils::DrawString(this, &aRenderingContext, str.get(), str.Length(), nsPoint(x, y + aAscent));
     aRenderingContext.PopState();
   }