diff --git a/megalinter/Linter.py b/megalinter/Linter.py
index c70ca3a68e3..0a6af015724 100644
--- a/megalinter/Linter.py
+++ b/megalinter/Linter.py
@@ -1225,7 +1225,9 @@ def build_lint_command(self, file=None) -> list:
                 self.final_config_file = self.final_config_file.replace(
                     self.workspace, DEFAULT_DOCKER_WORKSPACE_DIR
                 )
-            if self.cli_config_arg_name.endswith("="):
+            if self.cli_config_arg_name.endswith(
+                "="
+            ) or self.cli_config_arg_name.endswith(":"):
                 cmd += [self.cli_config_arg_name + self.final_config_file]
             elif self.cli_config_arg_name != "":
                 cmd += [self.cli_config_arg_name, self.final_config_file]
diff --git a/megalinter/descriptors/c.megalinter-descriptor.yml b/megalinter/descriptors/c.megalinter-descriptor.yml
index abb0dfc8439..f3230d85930 100644
--- a/megalinter/descriptors/c.megalinter-descriptor.yml
+++ b/megalinter/descriptors/c.megalinter-descriptor.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ linters:
       - "--Werror"
       - "--dry-run"
     config_file_name: .clang-format
-    cli_config_arg_name: "--style"
+    cli_config_arg_name: "--style=file:"
     cli_lint_errors_count: regex_count
     cli_lint_errors_regex: "code should be clang-formatted"
     examples:
diff --git a/megalinter/descriptors/cpp.megalinter-descriptor.yml b/megalinter/descriptors/cpp.megalinter-descriptor.yml
index b7cacb90fc7..7701147c144 100644
--- a/megalinter/descriptors/cpp.megalinter-descriptor.yml
+++ b/megalinter/descriptors/cpp.megalinter-descriptor.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ linters:
       - "--Werror"
       - "--dry-run"
     config_file_name: .clang-format
-    cli_config_arg_name: "--style"
+    cli_config_arg_name: "--style=file:"
     cli_lint_errors_count: regex_count
     cli_lint_errors_regex: "code should be clang-formatted"
     examples: