diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index f048b10ad..efd2581fe 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ except ImportError:
     import six
 
 # Handle django.utils.encoding rename in 1.5 onwards.
-# smart_unicode -> smart_text 
+# smart_unicode -> smart_text
 # force_unicode -> force_text
 try:
     from django.utils.encoding import smart_text