diff --git a/cmd/tools/vfmt.v b/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
index d7de886fda..e345883ffc 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn (foptions &FormatOptions) format_file(file string) {
 	prefs := pref.new_preferences()
+    prefs.is_fmt = util.is_fmt()
 	if foptions.is_verbose {
 		eprintln('vfmt2 running fmt.fmt over file: $file')
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/v/v.v b/cmd/v/v.v
index bcc60f3b22..8d99096370 100644
--- a/cmd/v/v.v
+++ b/cmd/v/v.v
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ fn parse_args(args []string) (&pref.Preferences, string) {
 	mut res := &pref.Preferences{}
 	mut command := ''
 	mut command_pos := 0
-	res.is_fmt = util.is_fmt()
 	// for i, arg in args {
 	for i := 0; i < args.len; i++ {
 		arg := args[i]