diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 7d3c1055c..0acb9cd59 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -3293,7 +3293,7 @@ def CMDdescription(parser, args):
     DieWithError('This branch has no associated changelist.')
   description = ChangeDescription(cl.GetDescription())
   if options.display:
-    print >> sys.stdout, description.description
+    print description.description
     return 0
   description.prompt()
   if cl.GetDescription() != description.description: