diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 8498f42ea..9c3c16b21 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ repos:
         language: system
       - id: cspell
         name: Code spell checker (cspell)
-        description: Run cspell to check for spelling errors.
-        entry: cspell --no-must-find-files --
+        description: Run cspell to check for spelling errors (if available).
+        entry: bash -c 'if command -v cspell >/dev/null 2>&1; then cspell --no-must-find-files -- "$@"; else echo "cspell not found, skipping spell check"; exit 0; fi' --
         pass_filenames: true
         language: system