diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 55595a926..e853b90dd 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ indent-after-paren=4
 indent-string='    '
 
 # Maximum number of characters on a single line.
-max-line-length=100
+max-line-length=79
 
 # Maximum number of lines in a module.
 max-module-lines=1000