diff --git a/file_scan.c b/file_scan.c
index 7b71e09c9a50..ce27ab9907d4 100644
--- a/file_scan.c
+++ b/file_scan.c
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ bool check_file(struct dbhandle *db, char *path, struct statx *st, bool parent_c
 
 		if (uuid_compare(uuid, locked_fs.uuid) != 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s lives on fs ", path);
-			debug_print_uuid(stderr, uuid);
+			debug_print_uuid(uuid);
 			fprintf(stderr, " will we are locked on fs ");
-			debug_print_uuid(stderr, locked_fs.uuid);
+			debug_print_uuid(locked_fs.uuid);
 			fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 214d139d9c70..b011c5c7ddbf 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ int increase_limits(void) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void debug_print_uuid(FILE *stream, uuid_t uuid)
+void debug_print_uuid(uuid_t uuid)
 {
 	char buf[37];
 	uuid_unparse(uuid, buf);
-	fputs(buf, stream);
+	puts(buf);
 }
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 4f35655a2bf5..d7a0f7d452d7 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ static inline void closefd(int *fd)
 		close(*fd);
 }
 
-void debug_print_uuid(FILE *stream, uuid_t uuid);
+void debug_print_uuid(uuid_t uuid);
 
 #endif	/* __UTIL_H__ */