diff --git a/scripts/auto-formatter.sh b/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
index 7b67ee9d..405d1268 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ if [[ ! -f README.md ]]; then
 fi
 
 cmake_fmt="cmake-format"
+file_selectors="-iname CMakeLists.txt"
 if command -v ${cmake_fmt} &> /dev/null; then
-  cmake_fmt_cmd="${cmake_fmt} -i CMakeLists.txt"
-  eval ${cmake_fmt_cmd}
+  ${cmake_fmt} -i CMakeLists.txt
+  find ./src ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cmake_fmt}  -i
 else
   echo "No ${cmake_fmt} tool found, not formatting CMake files"
 fi
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@ fi
 cpp_format="clang-format"
 file_selectors="-iname *.h -o -iname *.cpp -o -iname *.c -o -iname *.tpp"
 if command -v ${cpp_format} &> /dev/null; then
-  find ./src ${file_selectors} | xargs clang-format --style=file -i
-  find ./hal ${file_selectors} | xargs clang-format --style=file -i
-  find ./tests ${file_selectors} | xargs clang-format --style=file -i
+  find ./src ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
+  find ./hal ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
+  find ./tests ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
 else
   echo "No ${cpp_format} tool found, not formatting C++/C files"
 fi