diff --git a/src/evdev-touchpad.c b/src/evdev-touchpad.c
index 65c5ea05..1a484419 100644
--- a/src/evdev-touchpad.c
+++ b/src/evdev-touchpad.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ fsm_timeout_handler(void *data)
 		/* This will only happen if the application made the fd
 		 * non-blocking, but this function should only be called
 		 * upon the timeout, so lets continue anyway. */
-		fprintf(stderr, "timerfd read error: %m\n");
+		log_error("timerfd read error: %m\n");
 
 	if (touchpad->fsm.events_count == 0) {
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);