diff --git a/src/cli/autoformat/mod.rs b/src/cli/autoformat/mod.rs
index 9a93942f8..2bed439cd 100644
--- a/src/cli/autoformat/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/autoformat/mod.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Autoformat {
                             println!("formatted {}", file);
                         }
                         Err(e) => {
-                            println!("failed to write formatted content to file: {}", e);
+                            eprintln!("failed to write formatted content to file: {}", e);
                         }
                     }
                 }