diff --git a/src/util/timeit.h b/src/util/timeit.h
index 86bfeb6571..d668e6206f 100644
--- a/src/util/timeit.h
+++ b/src/util/timeit.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
     }
     ~timeit() {
         clock_t end = clock();
-        std::cout << m_msg << " " << ((static_cast<double>(end) - static_cast<double>(m_start)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " secs\n";
+        m_out << m_msg << " " << ((static_cast<double>(end) - static_cast<double>(m_start)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC) << " secs\n";
     }
 };
 }