diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 8e3ad07ffe..bdda94006e 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static void pp_cleanup(struct parallel_processes *pp)
 	 * When get_next_task added messages to the buffer in its last
 	 * iteration, the buffered output is non empty.
 	 */
-	fputs(pp->buffered_output.buf, stderr);
+	strbuf_write(&pp->buffered_output, stderr);
 	strbuf_release(&pp->buffered_output);
 
 	sigchain_pop_common();
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static void pp_output(struct parallel_processes *pp)
 	int i = pp->output_owner;
 	if (pp->children[i].state == GIT_CP_WORKING &&
 	    pp->children[i].err.len) {
-		fputs(pp->children[i].err.buf, stderr);
+		strbuf_write(&pp->children[i].err, stderr);
 		strbuf_reset(&pp->children[i].err);
 	}
 }
@@ -1117,11 +1117,11 @@ static int pp_collect_finished(struct parallel_processes *pp)
 			strbuf_addbuf(&pp->buffered_output, &pp->children[i].err);
 			strbuf_reset(&pp->children[i].err);
 		} else {
-			fputs(pp->children[i].err.buf, stderr);
+			strbuf_write(&pp->children[i].err, stderr);
 			strbuf_reset(&pp->children[i].err);
 
 			/* Output all other finished child processes */
-			fputs(pp->buffered_output.buf, stderr);
+			strbuf_write(&pp->buffered_output, stderr);
 			strbuf_reset(&pp->buffered_output);
 
 			/*
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index 38686ffb65..5f6da82e7e 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint)
 	return cnt;
 }
 
+ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *f)
+{
+	return sb->len ? fwrite(sb->buf, 1, sb->len, f) : 0;
+}
+
+
 #define STRBUF_MAXLINK (2*PATH_MAX)
 
 int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint)
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 2bf90e70fc..d4f2aa1365 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -386,6 +386,12 @@ extern ssize_t strbuf_read_file(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint
  */
 extern int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint);
 
+/**
+ * Write the whole content of the strbuf to the stream not stopping at
+ * NUL bytes.
+ */
+extern ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *stream);
+
 /**
  * Read a line from a FILE *, overwriting the existing contents
  * of the strbuf. The second argument specifies the line