diff --git a/chmod.c b/chmod.c
index 901363e..ddda633 100644
--- a/chmod.c
+++ b/chmod.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ chmodr(const char *path)
 		break;
 	}
 	if(chmod(path, st.st_mode) == -1)
-		eprintf("chmod %s:", path);
+		weprintf("chmod %s:", path);
 	if(rflag)
 		recurse(path, chmodr);
 }
diff --git a/chown.c b/chown.c
index 0455c22..245eb2e 100644
--- a/chown.c
+++ b/chown.c
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ chownpwgr(const char *path)
 {
 	if(chown(path, pw ? pw->pw_uid : (uid_t)-1,
 	               gr ? gr->gr_gid : (gid_t)-1) == -1)
-		eprintf("chown %s:", path);
+		weprintf("chown %s:", path);
 	if(rflag)
 		recurse(path, chownpwgr);
 }
-