diff --git a/tools/reorder_message_file.py b/tools/reorder_message_file.py
index c3511c6a79..3f95544d01 100644
--- a/tools/reorder_message_file.py
+++ b/tools/reorder_message_file.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def processFile(filename):
     Parameters:
     filename     Name of the message file to process
     """
-    lines = open(filename).read().splitlines();
+    lines = open(filename).read().splitlines()
 
     # Search for the first line starting with the percent character.  Everything
     # before it is considered the file header and is copied to the output with