diff --git a/modules/lang/cc/config.el b/modules/lang/cc/config.el
index b2cc3739c..d56bcb3e1 100644
--- a/modules/lang/cc/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/cc/config.el
@@ -48,18 +48,17 @@ This is ignored by ccls.")
   (set-docsets! 'c-mode "C")
   (set-docsets! 'c++-mode "C++" "Boost")
   (set-electric! '(c-mode c++-mode objc-mode java-mode) :chars '(?\n ?\} ?\{))
-  (when (executable-find "clang-format")
-    (set-formatter!
-      'clang-format
-      '("clang-format"
-        "-assume-filename"
-        (or (buffer-file-name)
-            (cdr (assoc major-mode
-                        '((c-mode        . ".c")
-                          (c++-mode      . ".cpp")
-                          (cuda-mode     . ".cu")
-                          (protobuf-mode . ".proto"))))))
-      :modes '(c-mode c++-mode protobuf-mode cuda-mode)))
+  (set-formatter!
+    'clang-format
+    '("clang-format"
+      "-assume-filename"
+      (or (buffer-file-name)
+          (cdr (assoc major-mode
+                      '((c-mode        . ".c")
+                        (c++-mode      . ".cpp")
+                        (cuda-mode     . ".cu")
+                        (protobuf-mode . ".proto"))))))
+    :modes '(c-mode c++-mode protobuf-mode cuda-mode))
   (set-rotate-patterns! 'c++-mode
     :symbols '(("public" "protected" "private")
                ("class" "struct")))