diff --git a/cmd/helm/status.go b/cmd/helm/status.go
index f3f156652..880e72ad4 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func PrintStatus(out io.Writer, res *services.GetReleaseStatusResponse) {
 	}
 
 	if res.Chart.Metadata.Deprecated {
-		fmt.Printf("WARNING: This chart has been deprecated.\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "WARNING: This chart has been deprecated.\n")
 	}
 }