diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 64f69eacae0..8fd9a7127ad 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ module Discourse
     # Use discourse-fonts gem to symlink fonts and generate .scss file
     fonts_path = File.join(config.root, "public/fonts")
     if !File.exist?(fonts_path) || File.realpath(fonts_path) != DiscourseFonts.path_for_fonts
-      puts "Symlinking fonts from discourse-fonts gem"
+      STDERR.puts "Symlinking fonts from discourse-fonts gem"
       File.delete(fonts_path) if File.exist?(fonts_path)
       Discourse::Utils.atomic_ln_s(DiscourseFonts.path_for_fonts, fonts_path)
     end