diff --git a/tools/module_reference.rb b/tools/module_reference.rb
index 00f66ecf93..4ff6ec0f20 100755
--- a/tools/module_reference.rb
+++ b/tools/module_reference.rb
@@ -234,7 +234,10 @@ end
 
 puts
 puts tbl.to_s
-puts
-puts "Number of bad references found: #{bad_refs_count}"
+
+if check
+  puts
+  puts "Number of bad references found: #{bad_refs_count}"
+end
 
 save_results(save, tbl.tos) if save