diff --git a/src/cmd/cmp.c b/src/cmd/cmp.c
index f06f12a5..368f37c5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cmp.c
+++ b/src/cmd/cmp.c
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	print("Usage: cmp [-lsL] file1 file2 [offset1 [offset2] ]\n");
+	fprint(2, "Usage: cmp [-lsL] file1 file2 [offset1 [offset2] ]\n");
 	exits("usage");
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/getflags.c b/src/cmd/getflags.c
index e97398a2..1a133879 100644
--- a/src/cmd/getflags.c
+++ b/src/cmd/getflags.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 void
 usage(void)
 {
-	print("status=usage\n");
+	fprint(2, "status=usage\n");
 	exits(0);
 }