diff --git a/Sming/build.mk b/Sming/build.mk
index b4d50a34f9..2dc96401f2 100644
--- a/Sming/build.mk
+++ b/Sming/build.mk
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ CMAKE ?= cmake
 
 # clang-format command
 DEBUG_VARS	+= CLANG_FORMAT
-CLANG_FORMAT ?= clang-format
+CLANG_FORMAT ?= clang-format-8
 
 # more tools
 DEBUG_VARS += AWK
diff --git a/docs/source/information/develop/clang-tools.rst b/docs/source/information/develop/clang-tools.rst
index a9482eb324..41e5606794 100644
--- a/docs/source/information/develop/clang-tools.rst
+++ b/docs/source/information/develop/clang-tools.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ IDE integration
 There are multiple existing integrations for IDEs. You can find details
 in the `ClangFormat documentation <https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html>`__.
 
+For VS Code/Codium install the **clang-format** extension and configure the path with the location of the **clang-format-8** executable.
+
 For the Eclipse IDE we recommend installing
 the `CppStyle plugin <https://github.com/wangzw/CppStyle>`__. You can
 configure your IDE to auto-format the code on "Save" using the