diff --git a/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/ConsoleOut.scala b/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/ConsoleOut.scala
index 916c3727e..07f17ff72 100644
--- a/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/ConsoleOut.scala
+++ b/util/log/src/main/scala/sbt/ConsoleOut.scala
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ object ConsoleOut
 		def println(): Unit = synchronized {
 			val s = current.toString
 			if(ConsoleLogger.formatEnabled && last.exists(lmsg => f(s, lmsg)))
-				System.out.print(OverwriteLine)
-			System.out.println(s)
+				lockObject.print(OverwriteLine)
+			lockObject.println(s)
 			last = Some(s)
 			current = new java.lang.StringBuffer
 		}
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ object ConsoleOut
 		def println(s: String) = { out.write(s); println() }
 		def println() = { out.newLine(); out.flush() }
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}