diff --git a/scripts/format.sh b/scripts/format.sh
index c56cbef8e1..3e1a23f4b3 100755
--- a/scripts/format.sh
+++ b/scripts/format.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ else
 	if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
 	then
 		echo Error: need to format
-		echo "run './scripts/format.sh astyle 1'"
+		echo "From cmake build directory run: 'make format'"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	echo no formatting needed