diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 98d423e..a474970 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@
 			.mmap_pages    = UINT_MAX,
 			.proc_map_timeout  = 500,
 		},
-		.output = stdout,
+		.output = stderr,
 		.show_comm = true,
 		.trace_syscalls = true,
 	};