diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/cktsetup.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/cktsetup.c
index d858fca55..b5045c99d 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/cktsetup.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/cktsetup.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ CKTsetup(CKTcircuit *ckt)
 #endif
 
     } else {
-        fprintf (stderr, "Using SPARSE 1.3 as Direct Linear Solver\n") ;
+        fprintf (stdout, "Using SPARSE 1.3 as Direct Linear Solver\n") ;
     }
 #endif