diff --git a/log4cxx.properties.sample.in b/log4cxx.properties.sample.in
index 15a36d7..7b0185f 100644
--- a/log4cxx.properties.sample.in
+++ b/log4cxx.properties.sample.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 log4j.rootLogger=TRACE, A1
 log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.A1.target=System.err
 log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 
 # Print the date in ISO 8601 format