diff --git a/scripts/format-code.sh b/scripts/format-code.sh
index 0cd6a71..bc42c07 100755
--- a/scripts/format-code.sh
+++ b/scripts/format-code.sh
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@
      xargs -0 "clang-format-5.0" -i
   git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 fi
+
+# Sometimes your situation is terrible enough that you need the flexibility.
+# For example, phosphor-mboxd.
+if [ -f "format-code.sh" ]; then
+  ./format-code.sh
+  git --no-pager diff --exit-code
+fi