diff --git a/Documentation/lint-gitlink.perl b/Documentation/lint-gitlink.perl
index b22a367844..076701ccfa 100755
--- a/Documentation/lint-gitlink.perl
+++ b/Documentation/lint-gitlink.perl
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ sub report {
 	my ($pos, $line, $target, $msg) = @_;
 	substr($line, $pos) = "' <-- HERE";
 	$line =~ s/^\s+//;
-	print "$ARGV:$.: error: $target: $msg, shown with 'HERE' below:\n";
-	print "$ARGV:$.:\t'$line\n";
+	print STDERR "$ARGV:$.: error: $target: $msg, shown with 'HERE' below:\n";
+	print STDERR "$ARGV:$.:\t'$line\n";
 	$exit_code = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/Documentation/lint-man-end-blurb.perl b/Documentation/lint-man-end-blurb.perl
index d69312e5db..6bdb13ad9f 100755
--- a/Documentation/lint-man-end-blurb.perl
+++ b/Documentation/lint-man-end-blurb.perl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use warnings;
 my $exit_code = 0;
 sub report {
 	my ($target, $msg) = @_;
-	print "error: $target: $msg\n";
+	print STDERR "error: $target: $msg\n";
 	$exit_code = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/Documentation/lint-man-section-order.perl b/Documentation/lint-man-section-order.perl
index b05f9156dd..425377dfeb 100755
--- a/Documentation/lint-man-section-order.perl
+++ b/Documentation/lint-man-section-order.perl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ my $SECTION_RX = do {
 my $exit_code = 0;
 sub report {
 	my ($msg) = @_;
-	print "$ARGV:$.: $msg\n";
+	print STDERR "$ARGV:$.: $msg\n";
 	$exit_code = 1;
 }