diff --git a/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh b/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh
--- a/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/fwget/fwget.sh
@@ -44,14 +44,9 @@
 	exit 1
 }
 
-log_start()
-{
-	exec 3>&1 4>&2
-}
-
 log()
 {
-	echo $@ 1>&3
+	echo $@
 }
 
 log_verbose()
@@ -60,7 +55,7 @@
 		return
 	fi
 
-	echo $@ 1>&3
+	echo $@
 }
 
 addpkg()
@@ -82,8 +77,6 @@
 DRY_RUN=n
 VERBOSE=n
 
-log_start
-
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	case $1 in
 		-n)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/fwget/pci/pci b/usr.sbin/fwget/pci/pci
--- a/usr.sbin/fwget/pci/pci
+++ b/usr.sbin/fwget/pci/pci
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@
 		fi
 		device=$(pci_get_device "${fulldevice}")
 
-		log_verbose "Trying to match device ${device} in class ${class} and vendor ${vendor} with pci_${class}_${vendor}" 1>&3
+		log_verbose "Trying to match device ${device} in class ${class} and vendor ${vendor} with pci_${class}_${vendor}"
 		if [ ! -f ${LIBEXEC_PATH}/pci_${class}_${vendor} ]; then
 			class=$(pci_fixup_class ${class} ${vendor})
 			if [ -z "${class}" ]; then
 				continue
 			fi
-			log_verbose "Trying to match device ${device} in fixed up class ${class} and vendor ${vendor} with pci_${class}_${vendor}" 1>&3
+			log_verbose "Trying to match device ${device} in fixed up class ${class} and vendor ${vendor} with pci_${class}_${vendor}"
 			if [ ! -f ${LIBEXEC_PATH}/pci_${class}_${vendor} ]; then
 				continue
 			fi