diff --git a/git-format-patch-script b/git-format-patch-script
index 3c3413b76f..3565205426 100755
--- a/git-format-patch-script
+++ b/git-format-patch-script
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ do
 
     file=`printf '%04d-%stxt' $i "$title"`
     i=`expr "$i" - 1`
-    echo >&2 "* $file"
+    echo "* $file"
     {
 	mailScript='
 	/./d