diff --git a/noice.c b/noice.c
index cd938f3..b8e0b4a 100644
--- a/noice.c
+++ b/noice.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void
 printerr(int ret, char *prefix)
 {
 	exitcurses();
-	printf("%s: %s\n", prefix, strerror(errno));
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", prefix, strerror(errno));
 	exit(ret);
 }