diff --git a/commands/build.go b/commands/build.go
index f51d8551f288..678093aa2287 100644
--- a/commands/build.go
+++ b/commands/build.go
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func runBuild(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options buildOptions)
 	}
 
 	var term bool
-	if _, err := console.ConsoleFromFile(os.Stderr); err == nil {
+	if _, err := console.ConsoleFromFile(os.Stdout); err == nil {
 		term = true
 	}
 	attributes := buildMetricAttributes(dockerCli, b, &options)