diff --git a/src/find/matchers/mod.rs b/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
index ca2ed15e..b22783d2 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/mod.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ use ls::Ls;
 use std::{
     error::Error,
     fs::{File, Metadata},
-    io::Read,
+    io::{stderr, Read, Write},
     path::Path,
     str::FromStr,
     time::SystemTime,
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ fn parse_files0_args(config: &mut Config) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .collect();
     // empty starting point checker
     if string_segments.iter().any(|s| s.is_empty()) {
-        eprintln!("find: invalid zero-length file name");
+        let _ = writeln!(stderr(), "find: invalid zero-length file name");
         // remove the empty ones so as to avoid file not found error
         string_segments.retain(|s| !s.is_empty());
     }
diff --git a/src/find/matchers/printf.rs b/src/find/matchers/printf.rs
index 826f6b25..8d864fda 100644
--- a/src/find/matchers/printf.rs
+++ b/src/find/matchers/printf.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
-use std::{borrow::Cow, io::Write};
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    io::{stderr, Write},
+};
 
 use chrono::{format::StrftimeItems, DateTime, Local};
 
@@ -608,7 +611,8 @@ impl Printf {
                         }
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!(
+                        let _ = writeln!(
+                            stderr(),
                             "Error processing '{}': {}",
                             file_info.path().to_string_lossy(),
                             e
diff --git a/src/xargs/mod.rs b/src/xargs/mod.rs
index f1a14cc4..9a54bad7 100644
--- a/src/xargs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/xargs/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
     ffi::{OsStr, OsString},
     fmt::Display,
     fs,
-    io::{self, BufRead, BufReader, Read},
+    io::{self, stderr, BufRead, BufReader, Read, Write},
     process::{Command, Stdio},
 };
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ impl CommandBuilder<'_> {
         }
 
         if self.options.verbose {
-            eprintln!("{command:?}");
+            let _ = writeln!(stderr(), "{command:?}");
         }
 
         match &self.options.action {
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ fn normalize_options(options: Options, matches: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Options {
                 (options.max_args, options.max_lines, None)
             }
             _ => {
-                eprintln!(
+                let _ = writeln!(stderr(),
                 "WARNING: -L, -n and -I/-i are mutually exclusive, but more than one were given; \
                 only the last option will be used"
             );
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ pub fn xargs_main(args: &[&str]) -> i32 {
         Ok(CommandResult::Success) => 0,
         Ok(CommandResult::Failure) => 123,
         Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("Error: {e}");
+            let _ = writeln!(stderr(), "Error: {e}");
             if let XargsError::CommandExecution(cx) = e {
                 match cx {
                     CommandExecutionError::UrgentlyFailed => 124,