diff --git a/compiler/msgs.nim b/compiler/msgs.nim
index 8d1a18b444..59789df6c3 100644
--- a/compiler/msgs.nim
+++ b/compiler/msgs.nim
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ proc handleError(msg: TMsgKind, eh: TErrorHandling, s: string) =
       if stackTraceAvailable():
         writeStackTrace()
       else:
-        stderr.writeln("No stack traceback available\nTo create a stacktrace, rerun compilation with ./koch temp c <file>")
+        msgWriteln("No stack traceback available\nTo create a stacktrace, rerun compilation with ./koch temp c <file>")
     quit 1
 
   if msg >= fatalMin and msg <= fatalMax: