diff --git a/include/asm/main.hpp b/include/asm/main.hpp
index 4a93cc3f..cb506edf 100644
--- a/include/asm/main.hpp
+++ b/include/asm/main.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 
 extern bool verbose;
 
+#define verbosePrint(...) \
+	do { \
+		if (verbose) { \
+			fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__); \
+		} \
+	} while (0)
+
 extern FILE *dependFile;
 extern std::string targetFileName;
 extern bool continueAfterMissingIncludes;
diff --git a/include/link/main.hpp b/include/link/main.hpp
index 102e8af4..a981f87d 100644
--- a/include/link/main.hpp
+++ b/include/link/main.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ extern bool beVerbose;
 extern bool isWRAM0Mode;
 extern bool disablePadding;
 
-// Helper macro for printing verbose-mode messages
 #define verbosePrint(...) \
 	do { \
 		if (beVerbose) { \
diff --git a/src/asm/fstack.cpp b/src/asm/fstack.cpp
index 8ea7fbae..2aa68995 100644
--- a/src/asm/fstack.cpp
+++ b/src/asm/fstack.cpp
@@ -120,11 +120,7 @@ void fstk_SetPreIncludeFile(std::string const &path) {
 		warnx("Overriding pre-included filename %s", preIncludeName.c_str());
 	}
 	preIncludeName = path;
-	// LCOV_EXCL_START
-	if (verbose) {
-		printf("Pre-included filename %s\n", preIncludeName.c_str());
-	}
-	// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+	verbosePrint("Pre-included filename %s\n", preIncludeName.c_str()); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 }
 
 static bool isValidFilePath(std::string const &path) {
@@ -312,8 +308,10 @@ void fstk_RunInclude(std::string const &path, bool preInclude) {
 	if (!fullPath) {
 		if (generatedMissingIncludes && !preInclude) {
 			// LCOV_EXCL_START
-			if (verbose && !continueAfterMissingIncludes) {
-				printf("Aborting (-MG) on INCLUDE file '%s' (%s)\n", path.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+			if (!continueAfterMissingIncludes) {
+				verbosePrint(
+				    "Aborting (-MG) on INCLUDE file '%s' (%s)\n", path.c_str(), strerror(errno)
+				);
 			}
 			// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
 			failedOnMissingInclude = true;
diff --git a/src/asm/lexer.cpp b/src/asm/lexer.cpp
index f59f5b88..19fbf77b 100644
--- a/src/asm/lexer.cpp
+++ b/src/asm/lexer.cpp
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ static char *mapFile(int fd, std::string const &path, size_t size) {
 		// The implementation may not support MAP_PRIVATE; try again with MAP_SHARED
 		// instead, offering, I believe, weaker guarantees about external modifications to
 		// the file while reading it. That's still better than not opening it at all, though.
-		if (verbose) {
-			printf("mmap(%s, MAP_PRIVATE) failed, retrying with MAP_SHARED\n", path.c_str());
-		}
+		verbosePrint("mmap(%s, MAP_PRIVATE) failed, retrying with MAP_SHARED\n", path.c_str());
 		mappingAddr = mmap(nullptr, size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
 	}
 	// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
@@ -415,11 +413,7 @@ void LexerState::setFileAsNextState(std::string const &filePath, bool updateStat
 	if (filePath == "-") {
 		path = "<stdin>";
 		content.emplace<BufferedContent>(STDIN_FILENO);
-		// LCOV_EXCL_START
-		if (verbose) {
-			printf("Opening stdin\n");
-		}
-		// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+		verbosePrint("Opening stdin\n"); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 	} else {
 		struct stat statBuf;
 		if (stat(filePath.c_str(), &statBuf) != 0) {
@@ -445,11 +439,7 @@ void LexerState::setFileAsNextState(std::string const &filePath, bool updateStat
 				content.emplace<ViewedContent>(
 				    std::shared_ptr<char[]>(mappingAddr, FileUnmapDeleter(size)), size
 				);
-				// LCOV_EXCL_START
-				if (verbose) {
-					printf("File \"%s\" is mmap()ped\n", path.c_str());
-				}
-				// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+				verbosePrint("File \"%s\" is mmap()ped\n", path.c_str()); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 				isMmapped = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -458,14 +448,12 @@ void LexerState::setFileAsNextState(std::string const &filePath, bool updateStat
 			// Sometimes mmap() fails or isn't available, so have a fallback
 			content.emplace<BufferedContent>(fd);
 			// LCOV_EXCL_START
-			if (verbose) {
-				if (statBuf.st_size == 0) {
-					printf("File \"%s\" is empty\n", path.c_str());
-				} else {
-					printf(
-					    "File \"%s\" is opened; errno reports: %s\n", path.c_str(), strerror(errno)
-					);
-				}
+			if (statBuf.st_size == 0) {
+				verbosePrint("File \"%s\" is empty\n", path.c_str());
+			} else {
+				verbosePrint(
+				    "File \"%s\" is opened; errno reports: %s\n", path.c_str(), strerror(errno)
+				);
 			}
 			// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
 		}
diff --git a/src/asm/main.cpp b/src/asm/main.cpp
index 0c493e04..1892c0a7 100644
--- a/src/asm/main.cpp
+++ b/src/asm/main.cpp
@@ -329,11 +329,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			if (stateFileSpecs.find(name) != stateFileSpecs.end()) {
 				warnx("Overriding state filename %s", name);
 			}
-			// LCOV_EXCL_START
-			if (verbose) {
-				printf("State filename %s\n", name);
-			}
-			// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+			verbosePrint("State filename %s\n", name); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 			stateFileSpecs.emplace(name, std::move(features));
 			break;
 		}
@@ -421,9 +417,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	std::string mainFileName = argv[musl_optind];
 
-	if (verbose) {
-		printf("Assembling %s\n", mainFileName.c_str()); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
-	}
+	verbosePrint("Assembling %s\n", mainFileName.c_str()); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 
 	if (dependFile) {
 		if (targetFileName.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/asm/output.cpp b/src/asm/output.cpp
index 72a919c9..a8c42963 100644
--- a/src/asm/output.cpp
+++ b/src/asm/output.cpp
@@ -374,11 +374,7 @@ void out_SetFileName(std::string const &name) {
 		warnx("Overriding output filename %s", objectFileName.c_str());
 	}
 	objectFileName = name;
-	// LCOV_EXCL_START
-	if (verbose) {
-		printf("Output filename %s\n", objectFileName.c_str());
-	}
-	// LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+	verbosePrint("Output filename %s\n", objectFileName.c_str()); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
 }
 
 static void dumpString(std::string const &escape, FILE *file) {