diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index d3ad0cc0c..0d35ef1b5 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -43,8 +43,14 @@ for f in $(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRTUXB --cached); do
     fi
     d=$(clang-format "$f" | diff -u "$f" -)
     if ! [ -z "$d" ]; then
-        echo "!!! $f not compliant to coding style, here is the fix:"
-        echo "$d"
+        if [ ${#d} -le 30 ]; then
+           echo "!!! $f not compliant to coding style, here is the fix:"
+           echo "$d"
+        else
+           TEMP=$(mktemp)
+           echo "$d" > ${TEMP}
+           echo "!!! $f not compliant to coding style, here is the fix: ${TEMP} please open it in your diff viewer"
+        fi
         fail=1
     fi
 done