--- texk/ps2pkm/objects.c
+++ texk/ps2pkm/objects.c
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@
  
        sprintf(typemsg, "Wrong object type in %s; expected %s seen %s\n",
                   name, TypeFmt(expect), TypeFmt(obj->type));
-       IfTrace0(TRUE,typemsg);
+       fputs(typemsg, stderr);
  
        ObjectPostMortem(obj);