diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
index 3497e192..5093f9ed 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/fetch_cb.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ stat_display(struct xbps_fetch_cb_data *xfpd, void *cbdata)
 		(void)xbps_humanize_number(totsize, (int64_t)xfpd->file_size);
 	}
 	if (isatty(fileno(stdout)))
-		printf("%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\033[K\r",
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: [%s %d%%] %s ETA: %s\033[K\r",
 		    xfpd->file_name, totsize, percentage,
 		    stat_bps(xfpd, xfer), stat_eta(xfpd, xfer));
 	else
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ fetch_file_progress_cb(struct xbps_fetch_cb_data *xfpd, void *cbdata)
 		/* end transfer stats */
 		(void)xbps_humanize_number(size, (int64_t)xfpd->file_dloaded);
 		if (isatty(fileno(stdout)))
-			printf("%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\033[K\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\033[K\n",
 			    xfpd->file_name, size, stat_bps(xfpd, xfer));
 		else
 			printf("%s: %s [avg rate: %s]\n",