diff --git a/.github/checks/lastline.sh b/.github/checks/lastline.sh
index 851a2cfc4..d80d2fb57 100755
--- a/.github/checks/lastline.sh
+++ b/.github/checks/lastline.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ done`
 cd $OLDCWD
 
 if [ x"$FILES"x != xx ]; then
-    echo "error: found following files that have no newline at the end:"
+    echo "error: found following files that have no newline at the end:" >&2
     for n in $FILES; do
-        echo $n
+        echo $n >&2
     done
     exit -1
 fi
diff --git a/.github/checks/spaces.sh b/.github/checks/spaces.sh
index d695beaba..945e9acc3 100755
--- a/.github/checks/spaces.sh
+++ b/.github/checks/spaces.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ FILES=`find $CHECK_PATH -type f \( -name \*.inc -o -name Makefile -o -name \*.cf
 cd $OLDCWD
 
 if [ x"$FILES"x != xx ]; then
-    echo "error: found dangling spaces in the following files:"
+    echo "error: found dangling spaces in the following files:" >&2
     for n in $FILES; do
-        echo $n
+        echo $n >&2
     done
     exit -1
 fi
diff --git a/.github/checks/tabs.sh b/.github/checks/tabs.sh
index 16f0280ae..1c32def17 100755
--- a/.github/checks/tabs.sh
+++ b/.github/checks/tabs.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ FILES=`find $CHECK_PATH -type f \( \( -name \*.inc -a \! -name Makefile.inc \) -
 cd $OLDCWD
 
 if [ x"$FILES"x != xx ]; then
-    echo "error: found TABs in the following files:"
+    echo "error: found TABs in the following files:" >&2
     for n in $FILES; do
-        echo $n
+        echo $n >&2
     done
     exit -1
 fi