diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index e83c55b1b3..e53fc29479 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_comments_control() {
 	$number = isset( $widget_options['dashboard_recent_comments']['items'] ) ? (int) $widget_options['dashboard_recent_comments']['items'] : '';
 
 	echo '<p><label for="comments-number">' . __('Number of comments to show:') . '</label>';
-	echo '<input id="comments-number" name="widget-recent-comments[items]" type="text" value="' . $number . '" size="3" /> <small>' . __( '(at most 15)' ) . '</p>';
+	echo '<input id="comments-number" name="widget-recent-comments[items]" type="text" value="' . $number . '" size="3" /> <small>' . __( '(at most 15)' ) . '</small></p>';
 }
 
 function wp_dashboard_incoming_links() {