diff --git a/scripts/oe-git-proxy b/scripts/oe-git-proxy
index 0ce7ed090e..48734556a1 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-git-proxy
+++ b/scripts/oe-git-proxy
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Locate the netcat binary
 SOCAT=$(which socat 2>/dev/null)
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo "ERROR: socat binary not in PATH"
+	echo "ERROR: socat binary not in PATH" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 METHOD=""