diff --git a/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/component.rs b/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/component.rs
index 83b1749a48..7d0b3bd260 100644
--- a/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/component.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/component.rs
@@ -2770,6 +2770,8 @@ impl ComponentState {
                     false => ValType::I32,
                 },
                 // Backwards compatibility: Assume `i32` memory if none was specified.
+                // FIXME(#2503): The spec requires `memory` if `realloc` is specified, but this
+                // may break existing code.
                 None => ValType::I32,
             };
             let ty_id = self.core_function_at(realloc_idx, offset)?;