diff --git a/util/format-verible b/util/format-verible
index 69a46a0a4..974ecce81 100755
--- a/util/format-verible
+++ b/util/format-verible
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ then
 find rtl/ bhv/ -not -path "*rtl/vendor*" \
     -name '*.sv' | \
     xargs verible-verilog-format --inplace 2> /dev/zero
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+else
+echo "verible-verilog-format not available!"
+fi