diff --git a/salt/client/ssh/ssh_py_shim.py b/salt/client/ssh/ssh_py_shim.py
index c9bda4d7b193..5251c61f24bd 100644
--- a/salt/client/ssh/ssh_py_shim.py
+++ b/salt/client/ssh/ssh_py_shim.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class OBJ(object):
 # The below line is where OPTIONS can be redefined with internal options
 # (rather than cli arguments) when the shim is bundled by
 # client.ssh.Single._cmd_str()
-# pylint: disable=block-comment-should-start-with-'# '
+# pylint: disable=block-comment-should-start-with-cardinal-space
 #%%OPTS