diff --git a/changelog.d/7180-fmt-lint-unblock.md b/changelog.d/7180-fmt-lint-unblock.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5af6e8ac71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7180-fmt-lint-unblock.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**`lint` unblocked on `main`.** #7161 landed with a `rustfmt` violation in `crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/triggers.rs`, which fails `cargo fmt --all -- --check` — the `lint` job every PR must pass. Pure formatting, no behaviour change.
diff --git a/crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/triggers.rs b/crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/triggers.rs
index 2040bfb58c..28e5f1fbed 100644
--- a/crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/triggers.rs
+++ b/crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/triggers.rs
@@ -438,7 +438,10 @@ fn test_effective_arena_trigger_respects_armed_values() {
 fn test_moving_loop_minor_off_by_default_7154() {
     use super::super::policy::moving_loop_polls_enabled_from_env as enabled;
     // Default (unset) is non-evacuating.
-    assert!(!enabled(None), "moving-loop minor must be OFF by default (#7154)");
+    assert!(
+        !enabled(None),
+        "moving-loop minor must be OFF by default (#7154)"
+    );
     // Kill-switch values remain off.
     assert!(!enabled(Some("0")));
     assert!(!enabled(Some("off")));