diff --git a/udev/udevadm-control.c b/udev/udevadm-control.c
index 8e319be9460..c710811ed49 100644
--- a/udev/udevadm-control.c
+++ b/udev/udevadm-control.c
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ int udevadm_control(struct udev *udev, int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 
 		if (option > 255) {
-			info(udev, "udevadm control expects commands without underscore, "
-			    "this will stop working in a future release\n");
 			fprintf(stderr, "udevadm control expects commands without underscore, "
 				"this will stop working in a future release\n");
+			err(udev, "udevadm control expects commands without underscore, "
+			    "this will stop working in a future release\n");
 		}
 
 		switch (option) {
diff --git a/udev/udevadm.c b/udev/udevadm.c
index bfa704ef217..a4bcba603fd 100644
--- a/udev/udevadm.c
+++ b/udev/udevadm.c
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				prog[len] = '\0';
 				fprintf(stderr, "the program '%s' called '%s', it should use 'udevadm %s <options>', "
 				       "this will stop working in a future release\n", prog, argv[0], command);
-				info(udev, "the program '%s' called '%s', it should use 'udevadm %s <options>', "
-				     "this will stop working in a future release\n", prog, argv[0], command);
+				err(udev, "the program '%s' called '%s', it should use 'udevadm %s <options>', "
+				    "this will stop working in a future release\n", prog, argv[0], command);
 			}
 			rc = run_command(udev, &cmds[i], argc, argv);
 			goto out;