diff --git a/lib/memdebug.c b/lib/memdebug.c
index 96ea5d94c..05d0702fe 100644
--- a/lib/memdebug.c
+++ b/lib/memdebug.c
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ static bool countcheck(const char *func, int line, const char *source)
       if(logfile && source)
         fprintf(logfile, "LIMIT %s:%d %s reached memlimit\n",
                 source, line, func);
+      if(source)
+        fprintf(stderr, "LIMIT %s:%d %s reached memlimit\n",
+                source, line, func);
       return TRUE; /* RETURN ERROR! */
     }
     else