diff --git a/.checkpackageignore b/.checkpackageignore
index b7d45df2a2..6f8d37feef 100644
--- a/.checkpackageignore
+++ b/.checkpackageignore
@@ -1462,4 +1462,3 @@ support/scripts/setlocalversion Shellcheck
 support/testing/tests/core/post-build.sh Shellcheck
 support/testing/tests/package/test_opkg/post-build.sh Shellcheck
 support/testing/tests/utils/test_get_developers/0001-package-binutils-change-.mk.patch NumberedSubject Upstream
-utils/checkpackagelib/lib_patch.py Flake8
diff --git a/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_patch.py b/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_patch.py
index 1909d3acd0..b01d28a7e7 100644
--- a/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_patch.py
+++ b/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_patch.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class Sob(_CheckFunction):
                     "({}#_format_and_licensing_of_the_package_patches)"
                     .format(self.filename, self.url_to_manual)]
 
+
 class Upstream(_CheckFunction):
     UPSTREAM_ENTRY = re.compile(r"^Upstream: .*$")