diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index f030435e0eb4..9785df37a65f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -755,7 +755,15 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Numbers are taken from RFC2414.  */
+/* Numbers are taken from RFC3390.
+ *
+ * John Heffner states:
+ *
+ *	The RFC specifies a window of no more than 4380 bytes
+ *	unless 2*MSS > 4380.  Reading the pseudocode in the RFC
+ *	is a bit misleading because they use a clamp at 4380 bytes
+ *	rather than use a multiplier in the relevant range.
+ */
 __u32 tcp_init_cwnd(struct tcp_sock *tp, struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	__u32 cwnd = (dst ? dst_metric(dst, RTAX_INITCWND) : 0);