diff --git a/CI/check_clang_format.sh b/CI/check_clang_format.sh
index eedd661ef6..8d7ccfddf2 100755
--- a/CI/check_clang_format.sh
+++ b/CI/check_clang_format.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ check_format_file() {
 
 check_format() {
     local path=$1
-    for item in $(find "$path" -type f -name "*");
+    find "$path" -type f -name "*" | while read item;
     do
         if [[ "$item" =~ .*\.(cpp|hpp|h) ]]; then
             check_format_file "$item" &