diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ utestpats = [
     (uprefix + r'set -e', "don't use set -e"),
     (uprefix + r'\s', "don't indent commands, use > for continued lines"),
     (r'^  saved backup bundle to \$TESTTMP.*\.hg$', winglobmsg),
-    (r'^  changeset .* references (corrupted|missing) \$TESTTMP/.*[^)]$', winglobmsg),
+    (r'^  changeset .* references (corrupted|missing) \$TESTTMP/.*[^)]$',
+     winglobmsg),
     (r'^  pulling from \$TESTTMP/.*[^)]$', winglobmsg, '\$TESTTMP/unix-repo$'),
   ],
   # warnings