diff --git a/col.c b/col.c
index e8c7c8c..f81f07e 100644
--- a/col.c
+++ b/col.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ allocbuf(void)
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	enprintf(2, "usage: %s [-pbfx] [-l num]\n", argv0);
+	eprintf("usage: %s [-pbfx] [-l num]\n", argv0);
 }
 
 int