diff --git a/src/build/file2str.py b/src/build/file2str.py
index b23c16618af..2b420eef339 100644
--- a/src/build/file2str.py
+++ b/src/build/file2str.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ else:
 try:
     myfile = open(srcfile, 'rb')
 except IOError:
-    print("Unable to open source file '%s'" % srcfile)
+    sys.stderr.write("Unable to open source file '%s'\n" % srcfile)
     sys.exit(-1)
 
 byteCount = os.path.getsize(srcfile)
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ try:
     dst.write('\n};\n')
     dst.close()
 except IOError:
-    print("Unable to open output file '%s'" % dstfile)
+    sys.stderr.write("Unable to open output file '%s'\n" % dstfile)
     sys.exit(-1)
diff --git a/src/build/makelist.py b/src/build/makelist.py
index a25012515ec..15c0ac9b605 100644
--- a/src/build/makelist.py
+++ b/src/build/makelist.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def parse_file(srcfile):
     try:
         fp = open(srcfile, 'rb')
     except IOError:
-        print("Unable to open source file '%s'" % srcfile)
+        sys.stderr.write("Unable to open source file '%s'\n" % srcfile)
         return 1
     in_comment = 0
     linenum = 0
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
index 8328ddb56b1..4cd435df373 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/h8/h8make.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def name_to_type(name):
         return 2
     if name == "s26":
         return 3
-    print "Unknown chip type name %s" % name
+    sys.stderr.write("Unknown chip type name %s\n" % name)
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def type_to_device(dtype):
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Hash:
         if val in self.d:
             h = self.d[val]
             if h.premask != premask:
-                print "Premask conflict"
+                sys.stderr.write("Premask conflict\n")
                 sys.exit(1)
             return h
         h = Hash(premask)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Hash:
     
     def set(self, val, opc):
         if val in self.d:
-            print "Collision on %s" % opc.description()
+            sys.stderr.write("Collision on %s\n" % opc.description())
             sys.exit(1)
         self.d[val] = opc
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class OpcodeList:
                     if v in h.d:
                         d = h.d[v]
                         if not d.is_dispatch():
-                            print "Collision on %s" % opc.description()
+                            sys.stderr.write("Collision on %s\n" % opc.description())
                             sys.exit(1)
                         if opc.enabled:
                             d.enabled = True
diff --git a/src/regtests/chdman/chdtest.py b/src/regtests/chdman/chdtest.py
index ed16a1f7780..78ed7cbe746 100644
--- a/src/regtests/chdman/chdtest.py
+++ b/src/regtests/chdman/chdtest.py
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ else:
 	chdmanBin = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(currentDirectory, "..", "..", "..", "chdman"))
 
 if not os.path.exists(chdmanBin):
-	print chdmanBin + " does not exist"
+	sys.stderr.write(chdmanBin + " does not exist\n")
 	sys.exit(1)
 
 if not os.path.exists(inputPath):
-	print inputPath + " does not exist"
+	sys.stderr.write(inputPath + " does not exist\n")
 	sys.exit(1)
 	
 if not os.path.exists(outputPath):
-	print outputPath + " does not exist"
+	sys.stderr.write(outputPath + " does not exist\n")
 	sys.exit(1)
 
 if os.path.exists(tempPath):