diff --git a/python/compatibility_tests/v2.5.0/tests/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py b/python/compatibility_tests/v2.5.0/tests/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
index 5053f0355..e71b295bb 100755
--- a/python/compatibility_tests/v2.5.0/tests/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
+++ b/python/compatibility_tests/v2.5.0/tests/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ from google.protobuf.internal import test_util
 from google.protobuf import message
 
 try:
-  cmp                                    # Python 2
+  cmp                                   # Python 2
 except NameError:
-  cmp = lambda(x, y): (x > y) - (x < y)  # Python 3
+  cmp = lambda x, y: (x > y) - (x < y)  # Python 3
 
 # Python pre-2.6 does not have isinf() or isnan() functions, so we have
 # to provide our own.
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
index dafc80778..3373b21f0 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
   import unittest
 try:
-  cmp                                    # Python 2
+  cmp                                   # Python 2
 except NameError:
-  cmp = lambda(x, y): (x > y) - (x < y)  # Python 3
+  cmp = lambda x, y: (x > y) - (x < y)  # Python 3
 
 from google.protobuf import map_unittest_pb2
 from google.protobuf import unittest_pb2