diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/annotate/annotate.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/annotate/annotate.go
index b3929141f86..c0900c97a39 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/annotate/annotate.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/annotate/annotate.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func (o AnnotateOptions) RunAnnotate() error {
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(o.ErrOut, "Listing annotations for %s.%s/%s:\n", gvks[0].Kind, gvks[0].Group, info.Name)
+				fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "Listing annotations for %s.%s/%s:\n", gvks[0].Kind, gvks[0].Group, info.Name)
 			}
 			for k, v := range accessor.GetAnnotations() {
 				fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "%s%s=%s\n", indent, k, v)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/label/label.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/label/label.go
index c7a84059bbd..4c6c77df8e6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/label/label.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/label/label.go
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (o *LabelOptions) RunLabel() error {
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(o.ErrOut, "Listing labels for %s.%s/%s:\n", gvks[0].Kind, gvks[0].Group, info.Name)
+				fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "Listing labels for %s.%s/%s:\n", gvks[0].Kind, gvks[0].Group, info.Name)
 			}
 			for k, v := range accessor.GetLabels() {
 				fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "%s%s=%s\n", indent, k, v)