diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/input/DefaultInputHandler.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/input/DefaultInputHandler.java
index 66697a4bd..cda3c3652 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/input/DefaultInputHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/input/DefaultInputHandler.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import java.util.Enumeration;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 
 /**
- * Prompts on System.out, reads input from System.in
+ * Prompts on System.err, reads input from System.in
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:stefan.bodewig@epost.de">Stefan Bodewig</a>
  * @version $Revision$
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class DefaultInputHandler implements InputHandler {
         BufferedReader in = 
             new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(getInputStream()));
         do {
-            System.out.println(prompt);
+            System.err.println(prompt);
             try {
                 String input = in.readLine();
                 request.setInput(input);