diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 436379940356..408b5c0b99b1 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ gen_btf()
 	local bin_arch
 
 	if ! [ -x "$(command -v ${PAHOLE})" ]; then
-		info "BTF" "${1}: pahole (${PAHOLE}) is not available"
+		echo >&2 "BTF: ${1}: pahole (${PAHOLE}) is not available"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
 	pahole_ver=$(${PAHOLE} --version | sed -E 's/v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/\1\2/')
 	if [ "${pahole_ver}" -lt "113" ]; then
-		info "BTF" "${1}: pahole version $(${PAHOLE} --version) is too old, need at least v1.13"
+		echo >&2 "BTF: ${1}: pahole version $(${PAHOLE} --version) is too old, need at least v1.13"
 		return 1
 	fi