diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 59be457015..3e0b5d8017 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1806,29 +1806,36 @@ static void wt_longstatus_print(struct wt_status *s)
 			; /* nothing */
 		else if (s->workdir_dirty) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("no changes added to commit "
-					 "(use \"git add\" and/or \"git commit -a\")\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("no changes added to commit "
+						 "(use \"git add\" and/or "
+						 "\"git commit -a\")\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("no changes added to commit\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("no changes added to "
+						 "commit\n"));
 		} else if (s->untracked.nr) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("nothing added to commit but untracked files "
-					 "present (use \"git add\" to track)\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing added to commit but "
+						 "untracked files present (use "
+						 "\"git add\" to track)\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("nothing added to commit but untracked files present\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing added to commit but "
+						 "untracked files present\n"));
 		} else if (s->is_initial) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("nothing to commit (create/copy files "
-					 "and use \"git add\" to track)\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit (create/"
+						 "copy files and use \"git "
+						 "add\" to track)\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("nothing to commit\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit\n"));
 		} else if (!s->show_untracked_files) {
 			if (s->hints)
-				printf(_("nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit (use -u to "
+						 "show untracked files)\n"));
 			else
-				printf(_("nothing to commit\n"));
+				fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit\n"));
 		} else
-			printf(_("nothing to commit, working tree clean\n"));
+			fprintf(s->fp, _("nothing to commit, working tree "
+					 "clean\n"));
 	}
 	if(s->show_stash)
 		wt_longstatus_print_stash_summary(s);
@@ -1851,12 +1858,12 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_unmerged(struct string_list_item *it,
 	}
 	color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNMERGED, s), "%s", how);
 	if (s->null_termination) {
-		fprintf(stdout, " %s%c", it->string, 0);
+		fprintf(s->fp, " %s%c", it->string, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
 		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
-		printf(" %s\n", one);
+		fprintf(s->fp, " %s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
 }
@@ -1869,16 +1876,16 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_status(struct string_list_item *it,
 	if (d->index_status)
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UPDATED, s), "%c", d->index_status);
 	else
-		putchar(' ');
+		fputc(' ', s->fp);
 	if (d->worktree_status)
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_CHANGED, s), "%c", d->worktree_status);
 	else
-		putchar(' ');
-	putchar(' ');
+		fputc(' ', s->fp);
+	fputc(' ', s->fp);
 	if (s->null_termination) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s%c", it->string, 0);
+		fprintf(s->fp, "%s%c", it->string, 0);
 		if (d->rename_source)
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s%c", d->rename_source, 0);
+			fprintf(s->fp, "%s%c", d->rename_source, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
@@ -1886,20 +1893,20 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_status(struct string_list_item *it,
 		if (d->rename_source) {
 			one = quote_path(d->rename_source, s->prefix, &onebuf);
 			if (*one != '"' && strchr(one, ' ') != NULL) {
-				putchar('"');
+				fputc('"', s->fp);
 				strbuf_addch(&onebuf, '"');
 				one = onebuf.buf;
 			}
-			printf("%s -> ", one);
+			fprintf(s->fp, "%s -> ", one);
 			strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 		}
 		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
 		if (*one != '"' && strchr(one, ' ') != NULL) {
-			putchar('"');
+			fputc('"', s->fp);
 			strbuf_addch(&onebuf, '"');
 			one = onebuf.buf;
 		}
-		printf("%s\n", one);
+		fprintf(s->fp, "%s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
 }
@@ -1908,13 +1915,13 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_other(struct string_list_item *it,
 				 struct wt_status *s, const char *sign)
 {
 	if (s->null_termination) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s %s%c", sign, it->string, 0);
+		fprintf(s->fp, "%s %s%c", sign, it->string, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *one;
 		one = quote_path(it->string, s->prefix, &onebuf);
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, color(WT_STATUS_UNTRACKED, s), "%s", sign);
-		printf(" %s\n", one);
+		fprintf(s->fp, " %s\n", one);
 		strbuf_release(&onebuf);
 	}
 }
