diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 55636a9496..d9f8ff5b0b 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			break;
 
 		case 'v':
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s version %s\n", prog, bro_version());
+			fprintf(stdout, "%s version %s\n", prog, bro_version());
 			exit(0);
 			break;