diff --git a/mysqltuner.pl b/mysqltuner.pl
index 6a89730..f278489 100755
--- a/mysqltuner.pl
+++ b/mysqltuner.pl
@@ -4005,7 +4005,7 @@ sub dump_result {
     if ( $opt{'json'} ne 0 ) {
         eval "{ use JSON }";
         if ($@) {
-            badprint "JSON Module is needed.";
+            print "JSON Module is needed.";
             exit 1;
         }
         my $json = JSON->new->allow_nonref;