diff --git a/resources/test/fixtures/isort/split.py b/resources/test/fixtures/isort/split.py
index 7554a90b8d..acdc032fe5 100644
--- a/resources/test/fixtures/isort/split.py
+++ b/resources/test/fixtures/isort/split.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import f
 
 # isort: split
 
-import a
-import b
 import c
 import d
+
+# isort: split  
+
+import a
+import b
diff --git a/src/directives.rs b/src/directives.rs
index 8e954c8c9e..27c9eef777 100644
--- a/src/directives.rs
+++ b/src/directives.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ pub fn extract_isort_directives(lxr: &[LexResult]) -> IsortDirectives {
             continue;
         };
 
+        let comment_text = comment_text.trim_end();
         if comment_text == "# isort: split" {
             splits.push(start.row());
         } else if comment_text == "# isort: skip_file" {