diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/gems.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/gems.rb
index 0985d6de2d..eb3a5f073a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/gems.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/gems.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ module Homebrew
 
   def ohai_if_defined(message)
     if defined?(ohai)
-      ohai message
+      $stderr.ohai message
     else
-      puts "==> #{message}"
+      $stderr.puts "==> #{message}"
     end
   end