diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
index 54bf864efde..ac07a0ef009 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ progress_report(int tablespacenum, const char *filename,
 	 * Stay on the same line if reporting to a terminal and we're not done
 	 * yet.
 	 */
-	fprintf(stderr, (!finished && isatty(fileno(stderr))) ? "\r" : "\n");
+	fputc((!finished && isatty(fileno(stderr))) ? '\r' : '\n', stderr);
 }
 
 static int32
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_checksums/pg_checksums.c b/src/bin/pg_checksums/pg_checksums.c
index c4db327a673..4444d040640 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_checksums/pg_checksums.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_checksums/pg_checksums.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ progress_report(bool finished)
 	 * Stay on the same line if reporting to a terminal and we're not done
 	 * yet.
 	 */
-	fprintf(stderr, (!finished && isatty(fileno(stderr))) ? "\r" : "\n");
+	fputc((!finished && isatty(fileno(stderr))) ? '\r' : '\n', stderr);
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c b/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
index 59c8695b6bd..3f42ea66274 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ progress_report(bool finished)
 	 * Stay on the same line if reporting to a terminal and we're not done
 	 * yet.
 	 */
-	fprintf(stderr, (!finished && isatty(fileno(stderr))) ? "\r" : "\n");
+	fputc((!finished && isatty(fileno(stderr))) ? '\r' : '\n', stderr);
 }
 
 /*