diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
index 937a0831b44..6573c082260 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
@@ -780,8 +780,7 @@ def _handle_no_use_pep517(
     # and raise error if it is not.
     if not importlib.util.find_spec("setuptools"):
         msg = (
-            "It is not possible to use --no-use-pep517 "
-            "without setuptools installed."
+            "It is not possible to use --no-use-pep517 without setuptools installed."
         )
         raise_option_error(parser, option=option, msg=msg)