diff --git a/news/5091.bugfix.rst b/news/5091.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc7de5bbab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/5091.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes issue of ``pipenv lock -r`` command printing to stdout instead of stderr.
diff --git a/pipenv/cli/command.py b/pipenv/cli/command.py
index 7e6885cb65..cc3a51133b 100644
--- a/pipenv/cli/command.py
+++ b/pipenv/cli/command.py
@@ -324,14 +324,13 @@ def lock(ctx, state, **kwargs):
     pre = state.installstate.pre
     if emit_requirements:
         secho(
-            """
-            Warning: The lock flag -r/--requirements will be deprecated in a future version
-            of pipenv in favor of the new requirements command. For more info see
-            https://pipenv.pypa.io/en/latest/advanced/#generating-a-requirements-txt
-            NOTE: the requirements command parses Pipfile.lock directly without performing any
-            locking operations. Updating packages should be done by running pipenv lock
-            """,
+            "Warning: The lock flag -r/--requirements will be deprecated in a future version\n"
+            "of pipenv in favor of the new requirements command. For more info see\n"
+            "https://pipenv.pypa.io/en/latest/advanced/#generating-a-requirements-txt\n"
+            "NOTE: the requirements command parses Pipfile.lock directly without performing any\n"
+            "locking operations. Updating packages should be done by running pipenv lock.",
             fg="yellow",
+            err=True,
         )
         # Emit requirements file header (unless turned off with --no-header)
         if state.lockoptions.emit_requirements_header: