diff --git a/src/fmtspec.jl b/src/fmtspec.jl
index b6e1673..ba32b4c 100644
--- a/src/fmtspec.jl
+++ b/src/fmtspec.jl
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function printfmt(io::IO, fs::FormatSpec, x)
     end
 end
 
-printfmt(fs::FormatSpec, x) = printfmt(STDOUT, fs, x)
+printfmt(fs::FormatSpec, x) = printfmt(stdout, fs, x)
 
 fmt(fs::FormatSpec, x) = sprint(printfmt, fs, x)
 fmt(spec::AbstractString, x) = fmt(FormatSpec(spec), x)
diff --git a/src/formatexpr.jl b/src/formatexpr.jl
index 9827459..bf7d80a 100644
--- a/src/formatexpr.jl
+++ b/src/formatexpr.jl
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ function printfmt(io::IO, fe::FormatExpr, args...)
 end
 
 printfmt(io::IO, fe::AbstractString, args...) = printfmt(io, FormatExpr(fe), args...)
-printfmt(fe::Union{AbstractString,FormatExpr}, args...) = printfmt(STDOUT, fe, args...)
+printfmt(fe::Union{AbstractString,FormatExpr}, args...) = printfmt(stdout, fe, args...)
 
 printfmtln(io::IO, fe::Union{AbstractString,FormatExpr}, args...) = (printfmt(io, fe, args...); println(io))
-printfmtln(fe::Union{AbstractString,FormatExpr}, args...) = printfmtln(STDOUT, fe, args...)
+printfmtln(fe::Union{AbstractString,FormatExpr}, args...) = printfmtln(stdout, fe, args...)
 
 format(fe::Union{AbstractString,FormatExpr}, args...) =
     sprint(printfmt, fe, args...)