diff --git a/makefile/Makefile b/makefile/Makefile
index 8839ae32fd..1b46e8154c 100644
--- a/makefile/Makefile
+++ b/makefile/Makefile
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ help_vect:
 all: $(BINARY)
 
 clangformat:
-	@echo "Running clang-format (version might not match the one of the CI)"
+	@echo "Running clang-format (version might not match the one of the CI which uses v18)"
 	@echo "$(shell clang-format --version)"
-	clang-format --dry-run -i $(shell find $(SRCDIR) -name "*.h" -or -name "*.cpp")
+	clang-format -i $(shell find $(SRCDIR) -name "*.h" -or -name "*.cpp")
 
 #list available configurations
 cfg_list: