diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/logging.py b/src/calibre/utils/logging.py
index a8130fc320..6fc7d51ab6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/logging.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/logging.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Stream(object):
         self._prints(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def _prints(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        prints(*args, file=self.stream, **kwargs)
+        prints(*args, **kwargs, file=self.stream)
 
 
 class ANSIStream(Stream):