diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
index d9f0b132550e12a42f92acdda4be520b465439c5..2afa491302a91bc39c11923525e79335805f2fd3 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
@@ -3415,8 +3415,8 @@ 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");
     }
 }