diff --git a/debian/control-scripts/preinst b/debian/control-scripts/preinst
index 84bcf93..c7217c8 100644
--- a/debian/control-scripts/preinst
+++ b/debian/control-scripts/preinst
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ chomp($arch);
 if ($arch ne "armv7l") {
 	system ("grep -q ' pae ' /proc/cpuinfo");
 	if ($?) {
-			print "This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.\n";
+			print STDERR "This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.\n";
 			exit 1;
 	}
 }