diff --git a/utils/checkstyle.py b/utils/checkstyle.py
index c6016f60a446..5901f1a71562 100755
--- a/utils/checkstyle.py
+++ b/utils/checkstyle.py
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ class Pep8Checker(StyleChecker):
 
             if line_number in line_numbers:
                 line = self.__content[line_number - 1]
-                issues.append(StyleIssue(line_number, None, line, msg))
+                issues.append(StyleIssue(line_number, [position, position + 1], line, msg))
 
         return issues