diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
index b33499ad7acfb89163644aeee26414f59353435e..0c416713fcd0757d96525ecccd05f99d60d7a658 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
@@ -3182,8 +3182,8 @@ fn printStepFailure(
         try w.writeAll(" failure\n");
     } else {
         assert(s.result_stderr.len > 0);
-        try stderr.setColor(.red);
-        try w.writeAll(" w\n");
+        try stderr.setColor(.yellow);
+        try w.writeAll(" stderr\n");
     }
 }