diff --git a/bin/B b/bin/B
index d829374c..fc47902b 100755
--- a/bin/B
+++ b/bin/B
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]
 then
-	echo 'usage: B [+line] file...' 2>&1
+	echo 'usage: B [+line] file...' 1>&2
 	exit 1
 fi