diff --git a/sh/jshn.sh b/sh/jshn.sh
index 1d3055711820e5a21ea59cae49e7bf3f56b626d8..3f2f679187db96d77ccf27b15f5fc47cb8ee9796 100644
--- a/sh/jshn.sh
+++ b/sh/jshn.sh
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ json_select() {
 		;;
 		*)
 			[ -n "$_json_no_warning" ] || \
-				echo "WARNING: Variable '$target' does not exist or is not an array/object"
+				echo "WARNING: Variable '$target' does not exist or is not an array/object" >&2
 			return 1
 		;;
 	esac