diff --git a/src/libcore/int-template.rs b/src/libcore/int-template.rs
index 53413f3cdb6..4c3232e47d4 100644
--- a/src/libcore/int-template.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/int-template.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ fn range(lo: T, hi: T, it: fn(T)) {
 }
 
 #[doc = "Computes the absolute value"]
+// FIXME: abs should return an unsigned int (#2353)
 pure fn abs(i: T) -> T {
     if is_negative(i) { -i } else { i }
 }