diff --git a/src/path.cpp b/src/path.cpp
index 1888228d0..e76ed2726 100644
--- a/src/path.cpp
+++ b/src/path.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "config.h"  // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ static void maybe_issue_path_warning(const wcstring &which_dir, const wcstring &
         debug(0, _(L"The error was '%s'."), strerror(saved_errno));
         debug(0, _(L"Please set $%ls to a directory where you have write access."), env_var);
     }
-    fputwc(L'\n', stderr);
+    write(STDERR_FILENO, "\n", 1);
 }
 
 static void path_create(wcstring &path, const wcstring &xdg_var, const wcstring &which_dir,
diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 55796eebd..ebd10681c 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -693,14 +693,14 @@ void reader_write_title(const wcstring &cmd, bool reset_cursor_position) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < lst.size(); i++) {
             fputws(lst.at(i).c_str(), stdout);
         }
-        fputwc(L'\a', stdout);
+        write(STDOUT_FILENO, "\a", 1);
     }
 
     proc_pop_interactive();
     set_color(rgb_color_t::reset(), rgb_color_t::reset());
     if (reset_cursor_position && !lst.empty()) {
         // Put the cursor back at the beginning of the line (issue #2453).
-        fputwc(L'\r', stdout);
+        write(STDOUT_FILENO, "\r", 1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ static void reader_flash() {
     }
 
     reader_repaint();
-    fputwc(L'\a', stdout);
+    write(STDOUT_FILENO, "\a", 1);
 
     pollint.tv_sec = 0;
     pollint.tv_nsec = 100 * 1000000;
@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ const wchar_t *reader_readline(int nchars) {
         reader_repaint_if_needed();
     }
 
-    fputwc(L'\n', stdout);
+    write(STDOUT_FILENO, "\n", 1);
 
     // Ensure we have no pager contents when we exit.
     if (!data->pager.empty()) {