diff --git a/indra/newview/llhudtext.cpp b/indra/newview/llhudtext.cpp
index f116c8ee6ed4a3b1a9e4a2429a41b2b146ea73b7..579b6008ae85ad769e63b2bccba042383b3fc8f0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llhudtext.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llhudtext.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void LLHUDText::renderText()
 			 segment_iter != mTextSegments.end(); ++segment_iter )
 		{
 			const LLFontGL* fontp = segment_iter->mFont;
-			y_offset -= fontp->getLineHeight() - 1;
+			y_offset -= fontp->getLineHeight() - 1; // correction factor to match legacy font metrics
 
 			U8 style = segment_iter->mStyle;
 			LLFontGL::ShadowType shadow = LLFontGL::DROP_SHADOW;
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void LLHUDText::updateSize()
 	while (iter != mTextSegments.end())
 	{
 		const LLFontGL* fontp = iter->mFont;
-		height += fontp->getLineHeight() - 1;
+		height += fontp->getLineHeight() - 1; // correction factor to match legacy font metrics
 		width = llmax(width, llmin(iter->getWidth(fontp), HUD_TEXT_MAX_WIDTH));
 		++iter;
 	}