diff --git a/src/search/command_line.cc b/src/search/command_line.cc
index 5b95ff424d..714b5c9622 100644
--- a/src/search/command_line.cc
+++ b/src/search/command_line.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 NO_RETURN
 static void input_error(const string &msg) {
-    utils::g_log << msg << endl;
+    cerr << msg << endl;
     utils::exit_with(utils::ExitCode::SEARCH_INPUT_ERROR);
 }