diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index ee5a5cbb27..1a9ce2dede 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Merged from 2.2:
  * Fix negative mean latency metric (CASSANDRA-12876)
  * Use only one file pointer when creating commitlog segments (CASSANDRA-12539)
 Merged from 2.1:
+ * Use portable stderr for java error in startup (CASSANDRA-13211)
  * Fix Thread Leak in OutboundTcpConnection (CASSANDRA-13204)
  * Coalescing strategy can enter infinite loop (CASSANDRA-13159)
 
diff --git a/bin/cassandra b/bin/cassandra
index acf87cb67d..57ea1900dd 100755
--- a/bin/cassandra
+++ b/bin/cassandra
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -z $JAVA ] ; then
-    echo Unable to find java executable. Check JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables. > /dev/stderr
+    echo Unable to find java executable. Check JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables. >&2
     exit 1;
 fi