diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/logging/LogConfigurator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/logging/LogConfigurator.java
index c6b4f0d0427a3..544452259197b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/logging/LogConfigurator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/logging/LogConfigurator.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public FileVisitResult visitFile(final Path file, final BasicFileAttributes attr
         // Redirect stdout/stderr to log4j. While we ensure Elasticsearch code does not write to those streams,
         // third party libraries may do that
         System.setOut(new PrintStream(new LoggingOutputStream(LogManager.getLogger("stdout"), Level.INFO), false, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        System.setOut(new PrintStream(new LoggingOutputStream(LogManager.getLogger("stderr"), Level.WARN), false, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        System.setErr(new PrintStream(new LoggingOutputStream(LogManager.getLogger("stderr"), Level.WARN), false, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
     }
 
     private static void configureStatusLogger() {