diff --git a/builtin-apply.c b/builtin-apply.c
index b52aa20cfa..1926cd8055 100644
--- a/builtin-apply.c
+++ b/builtin-apply.c
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@ static int check_preimage(struct patch *patch, struct cache_entry **ce, struct s
 	if ((st_mode ^ patch->old_mode) & S_IFMT)
 		return error("%s: wrong type", old_name);
 	if (st_mode != patch->old_mode)
-		fprintf(stderr, "warning: %s has type %o, expected %o\n",
+		warning("%s has type %o, expected %o",
 			old_name, st_mode, patch->old_mode);
 	if (!patch->new_mode && !patch->is_delete)
 		patch->new_mode = st_mode;
@@ -2932,8 +2932,7 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
 	cnt = strlen(patch->new_name);
 	if (ARRAY_SIZE(namebuf) <= cnt + 5) {
 		cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(namebuf) - 5;
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			"warning: truncating .rej filename to %.*s.rej",
+		warning("truncating .rej filename to %.*s.rej",
 			cnt - 1, patch->new_name);
 	}
 	memcpy(namebuf, patch->new_name, cnt);
@@ -3315,8 +3314,8 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix)
 		    squelch_whitespace_errors < whitespace_error) {
 			int squelched =
 				whitespace_error - squelch_whitespace_errors;
-			fprintf(stderr, "warning: squelched %d "
-				"whitespace error%s\n",
+			warning("squelched %d "
+				"whitespace error%s",
 				squelched,
 				squelched == 1 ? "" : "s");
 		}
@@ -3326,12 +3325,12 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix)
 			    whitespace_error == 1 ? "" : "s",
 			    whitespace_error == 1 ? "s" : "");
 		if (applied_after_fixing_ws && apply)
-			fprintf(stderr, "warning: %d line%s applied after"
-				" fixing whitespace errors.\n",
+			warning("%d line%s applied after"
+				" fixing whitespace errors.",
 				applied_after_fixing_ws,
 				applied_after_fixing_ws == 1 ? "" : "s");
 		else if (whitespace_error)
-			fprintf(stderr, "warning: %d line%s add%s whitespace errors.\n",
+			warning("%d line%s add%s whitespace errors.",
 				whitespace_error,
 				whitespace_error == 1 ? "" : "s",
 				whitespace_error == 1 ? "s" : "");