diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shfmt.sh b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shfmt.sh
index 8f0d9a0585..814625d5ae 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shfmt.sh
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shfmt.sh
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ do
     retcode="$?"
     if [[ "${retcode}" == 4 ]]
     then
-      onoe "${0##*/}: Bad styles detected in file \"${file}\", apply auto-fix."
+      onoe "${0##*/}: Bad styles detected in file \"${file}\", fixing..."
       retcode=''
     fi
   fi