diff --git a/src/pacman/upgrade.c b/src/pacman/upgrade.c
index 0691856f..6f70b115 100644
--- a/src/pacman/upgrade.c
+++ b/src/pacman/upgrade.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int pacman_upgrade(alpm_list_t *targets)
 		goto fail_free;
 	}
 
-	printf(_("loading packages...\n"));
+	fprintf(stderr,_("loading packages...\n"));
 	retval |= load_packages(local_targets, alpm_option_get_local_file_siglevel(config->handle));
 	retval |= load_packages(fetched_files, alpm_option_get_remote_file_siglevel(config->handle));