diff --git a/todonotes.dtx b/todonotes.dtx
index 7c4bd66..9fde5a9 100644
--- a/todonotes.dtx
+++ b/todonotes.dtx
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 % \DescribeMacro{figwidth}
 % The |figwidth=length| option sets the default width of the figure
 % inserted by the |\missingfigure| command. 
-% The default value is |\columnwidth|.
+% The default value is |\linewidth|.
 %
 % 
 %
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@bordercolor}{black}
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@textwidth}{\marginparwidth}
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@textsize}{\normalsize}
-\newcommand{\@todonotes@figwidth}{\columnwidth}
+\newcommand{\@todonotes@figwidth}{\linewidth}
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@figheight}{4cm}
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@figcolor}{black!40}
 %    \end{macrocode}