diff --git a/progress.cpp b/progress.cpp
index 2636165..ca9b9e5 100644
--- a/progress.cpp
+++ b/progress.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void show_progress(const sc::term& t) {
     struct timespec tm;
     tm.tv_nsec = 10000000;
     tm.tv_sec = 0;
-    sc::cursor_hider ch {STDERR_FILENO};
+    sc::cursor_hider ch {&std::cerr};
     for (int i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
         t.progress(12, "progress bar", i, 1000);
         nanosleep(&tm, nullptr);