diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index cd2380d5c..39f94df5d 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Example::
   import nova.api.ec2
   from nova.api import openstack
   from nova.auth import users
-  import nova.flags
   from nova.endpoint import cloud
+  import nova.flags
   from nova import test