1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/du.c b/src/du.c
index 4eb59c120..4ea63f336 100644
--- a/src/du.c
+++ b/src/du.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int exit_status;
 /* If non-zero, display usage information and exit.  */
 static int show_help;
 
-/* If non-zero, print the version on standard error.  */
+/* If non-zero, print the version on standard output and exit.  */
 static int show_version;
 
 static struct option const long_options[] =
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
 
   if (show_version)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", version_string);
+      printf ("%s\n", version_string);
       exit (0);
     }