diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 277918959a4828e6c0e4268c2fa6b42a337c59a8..a8f3791a041580d566d3774901f356f0dfbb8443 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ void show_version(void)
 
 void show_mini_usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stdout, PACKAGE " - No loadable images specified.\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, PACKAGE " - No loadable images specified.\n"
 			"Use " PACKAGE " --help for detailed usage information\n");
 	exit(1);
 }