diff --git a/src/firejail/firejail.h b/src/firejail/firejail.h
index d76a6c0eed8..eb9287f2ef9 100644
--- a/src/firejail/firejail.h
+++ b/src/firejail/firejail.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void tree(void);
 void top(void);
 
 // usage.c
-void print_version(void);
+void print_version(FILE *stream);
 void print_version_full(void);
 void usage(void);
 
diff --git a/src/firejail/main.c b/src/firejail/main.c
index cc5345ee000..341bac058b0 100644
--- a/src/firejail/main.c
+++ b/src/firejail/main.c
@@ -2957,10 +2957,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 	}
 	EUID_ASSERT();
 
-	// Note: Only attempt to print non-debug information to stdout after
-	// all profiles have been loaded (because a profile may set arg_quiet)
+	// Note: Only attempt to print non-debug information after all profiles
+	// have been loaded (because a profile may set arg_quiet)
 	if (!arg_quiet)
-		print_version();
+		print_version(stderr);
 
 	// block X11 sockets
 	if (arg_x11_block)
diff --git a/src/firejail/usage.c b/src/firejail/usage.c
index beedb3ce2cb..8598abd9d24 100644
--- a/src/firejail/usage.c
+++ b/src/firejail/usage.c
@@ -320,16 +320,16 @@ static const char *const usage_str =
 	"License GPL version 2 or later\n"
 	"Homepage: https://firejail.wordpress.com\n";
 
-void print_version(void) {
-	printf("firejail version %s\n\n", VERSION);
+void print_version(FILE *stream) {
+	fprintf(stream, "firejail version %s\n\n", VERSION);
 }
 
 void print_version_full(void) {
-	print_version();
+	print_version(stdout);
 	print_compiletime_support();
 }
 
 void usage(void) {
-	print_version();
+	print_version(stdout);
 	puts(usage_str);
 }