diff --git a/Lib/socket.py b/Lib/socket.py
index 7e49192b418..73b477dccd9 100644
--- a/Lib/socket.py
+++ b/Lib/socket.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def makefile(self, mode='r', bufsize=-1):
         Return a regular file object corresponding to the socket.  The mode
         and bufsize arguments are as for the built-in open() function."""
         return _fileobject(self._sock, mode, bufsize)
-    
+
     family = property(lambda self: self._sock.family, doc="the socket family")
     type = property(lambda self: self._sock.type, doc="the socket type")
     proto = property(lambda self: self._sock.proto, doc="the socket protocol")