diff --git a/scripts/code_style.py b/scripts/code_style.py
index 77f6a1b6a4..23bb21b3a1 100755
--- a/scripts/code_style.py
+++ b/scripts/code_style.py
@@ -159,18 +159,20 @@ def main() -> int:
     """
     uncrustify_version = get_uncrustify_version().strip()
     if UNCRUSTIFY_SUPPORTED_VERSION not in uncrustify_version:
-        print("Warning: Using unsupported Uncrustify version '" \
-                + uncrustify_version + "' (Note: The only supported version" \
-                "is " + UNCRUSTIFY_SUPPORTED_VERSION + ")", file=STDOUT_UTF8)
+        print("Warning: Using unsupported Uncrustify version '" +
+              uncrustify_version + "'", file=STDOUT_UTF8)
+        print("Note: The only supported version is " +
+              UNCRUSTIFY_SUPPORTED_VERSION, file=STDOUT_UTF8)
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--fix', action='store_true',
-                        help='modify source files to fix the code style')
+                        help=('modify source files to fix the code style '
+                              '(default: print diff, do not modify files)'))
     # --files is almost useless: it only matters if there are no files
     # ('code_style.py' without arguments checks all files known to Git,
-    # 'code_style.py --files' does nothing). 'code_style.py --files ...' is
-    # intended as a stable ("porcelain") way to restyle a possibly empty
-    # set of files.
+    # 'code_style.py --files' does nothing). In particular,
+    # 'code_style.py --files ...' is intended as a stable ("porcelain") way
+    # to restyle a possibly empty set of files.
     parser.add_argument('--files', action='store_true',
                         help='only check the specified files (default with non-option arguments)')
     parser.add_argument('operands', nargs='*', metavar='FILE',