diff --git a/utils/check-style-clang-format.py b/utils/check-style-clang-format.py
index 471586204..c0729d669 100755
--- a/utils/check-style-clang-format.py
+++ b/utils/check-style-clang-format.py
@@ -769,7 +769,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print(e)
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if all_checks_successful:
-        sys.exit(0)
-    else:
+    if not all_checks_successful:
+        if args.verbose:
+            print("")
+            print('NOTE: To fix the files automatically, run this script with the flag "--fix"')
+
         sys.exit(1)