diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index dde1477d5d..bd5376dc42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run ruff format
         run: |
           ruff --version
-          ruff format --check src/boot/generate-hwids-section.py src/test/generate-sym-test.py src/ukify/ukify.py test/integration-test-wrapper.py
+          if ! ruff format --check src/boot/generate-hwids-section.py src/test/generate-sym-test.py src/ukify/ukify.py test/integration-test-wrapper.py
+          then
+              echo "Please run 'ruff format' on the above files or apply the diffs below manually"
+              ruff format --check --quiet --diff  src/boot/generate-hwids-section.py src/test/generate-sym-test.py src/ukify/ukify.py test/integration-test-wrapper.py
+          fi