diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/selfserv/selfserv.c b/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/selfserv/selfserv.c
index 0967b44beda..7d58d94bc8f 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/selfserv/selfserv.c
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/cmd/selfserv/selfserv.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ WaitForDebugger(void)
 static void sigterm_handler(int signum)
 {
     static char err_msg[] = "selfserv: received SIGTERM\n";
-    write(2, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg) - 1);
+    write(1, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg) - 1);
     _exit(1);
 }
 #endif /* LINUX */