diff --git a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black
index 3dd0a13330d..2dcc2e8cf1a 100755
--- a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black
+++ b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ FILE_EXTS="py"
 
 # Use pygmentize instead of cat to parse diff with highlighting.
 # Install it with `pip install pygments` (Linux) or `easy_install Pygments` (Mac)
-# READER="pygmentize -l diff"
-READER=cat
+PYGMENTIZE=`which pygmentize`
+if [ ! -z "$PYGMENTIZE" ]; then
+  READER="pygmentize -l diff"
+else
+  READER=cat
+fi
 
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 # There should be no need to change anything below this line.
diff --git a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format
index f3689890dff..c5cf4ecbb1f 100755
--- a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format
+++ b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ FILE_EXTS=".c .h .cpp .hpp .cc .hh .cxx .m .mm .inc .java .glsl"
 
 # Use pygmentize instead of cat to parse diff with highlighting.
 # Install it with `pip install pygments` (Linux) or `easy_install Pygments` (Mac)
-# READER="pygmentize -l diff"
-READER=cat
+PYGMENTIZE=`which pygmentize`
+if [ ! -z "$PYGMENTIZE" ]; then
+  READER="pygmentize -l diff"
+else
+  READER=cat
+fi
 
 ##################################################################
 # There should be no need to change anything below this line.