diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-add.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-add.rs
index 6d18bf9e2f8e..6642112d9986 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-add.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-add.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // xfail-test
 
-// FIXME: + should allow immutable or mutable vectors on the right
-// hand side in all cases. We are getting compiler errors about this
-// now, so I'm xfailing the test for now. -eholk
+// FIXME (Issue #2711): + should allow immutable or mutable vectors on
+// the right hand side in all cases. We are getting compiler errors
+// about this now, so I'm xfailing the test for now. -eholk
 
 fn add(i: [int], m: [mut int], c: [const int]) {