diff --git a/patoolib/util.py b/patoolib/util.py
index 7686d34..95bb3c8 100644
--- a/patoolib/util.py
+++ b/patoolib/util.py
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ def log_error (msg, out=sys.stderr):
     print >> out, "patool error:", msg
 
 
-def log_info (msg, out=sys.stderr):
-    """Print info message to stderr (or any other given output)."""
+def log_info (msg, out=sys.stdout):
+    """Print info message to stdout (or any other given output)."""
     print >> out, "patool:", msg