diff --git a/pylint/checkers/variables.py b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
index 862ef6679d..e09627a5ff 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/variables.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ def _assigned_locally(name_node: nodes.Name) -> bool:
 
 def _is_before(node: nodes.NodeNG, reference_node: nodes.NodeNG) -> bool:
     """
-    Returns True if node appears before reference_node in the source code, False otherwise.
+    Returns True if node appears before reference_node in the source code, False
+    otherwise.
     """
     if node.lineno < reference_node.lineno:
         return True