diff --git a/scripts/phabtalk/phabtalk.py b/scripts/phabtalk/phabtalk.py
index 5634de1..1267743 100755
--- a/scripts/phabtalk/phabtalk.py
+++ b/scripts/phabtalk/phabtalk.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class BuildReport:
comment = section_title('clang-format', success, present)
if not success:
comment += 'Please format your changes with clang-format by running `git-clang-format HEAD^` or applying ' \
- 'this patch.'.format(self.clang_format_patch)
+ 'this patch.'.format(os.path.basename(self.clang_format_patch))
self.comments.append(comment)
self.success = success and self.success