diff --git a/git/compat.py b/git/compat.py
index 7bd8e4946..76509ba68 100644
--- a/git/compat.py
+++ b/git/compat.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#-*-coding:utf-8-*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # config.py
 # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
 #
diff --git a/git/test/test_base.py b/git/test/test_base.py
index 94379ca34..7b71a77ee 100644
--- a/git/test/test_base.py
+++ b/git/test/test_base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#-*-coding:utf-8-*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # test_base.py
 # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
 #
diff --git a/git/test/test_docs.py b/git/test/test_docs.py
index 189cdc430..7b3b74746 100644
--- a/git/test/test_docs.py
+++ b/git/test/test_docs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#-*-coding:utf-8-*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # test_git.py
 # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
 #
diff --git a/git/test/test_git.py b/git/test/test_git.py
index 00592b883..2d6ca8bca 100644
--- a/git/test/test_git.py
+++ b/git/test/test_git.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#-*-coding:utf-8-*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # test_git.py
 # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
 #
diff --git a/git/test/test_index.py b/git/test/test_index.py
index f5f9d7073..ca8778388 100644
--- a/git/test/test_index.py
+++ b/git/test/test_index.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#-*-coding:utf-8-*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # test_index.py
 # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
 #
diff --git a/git/test/test_repo.py b/git/test/test_repo.py
index d7437d35b..fc8125fa3 100644
--- a/git/test/test_repo.py
+++ b/git/test/test_repo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#-*-coding:utf-8-*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # test_repo.py
 # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Michael Trier (mtrier@gmail.com) and contributors
 #