diff --git a/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/check_license.py b/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/check_license.py
index f97b02181..e889b3bec 100644
--- a/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/check_license.py
+++ b/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/check_license.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import re
 import os
 
-from check_license.console import echo
+from check_license.console import echo_error
 from check_license.copyright import Copyright, CopyrightError
 from check_license.errors import (
     LicenseCheckerError,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def check_files(year: int, files: list[str]) -> bool:
             f.read()
             f.check(year)
         except LicenseCheckerError as e:
-            echo(str(e))
+            echo_error(str(e))
             result = True
     return result
 
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ def update_files(year: int, files: list[str]) -> tuple[bool, int]:
             f.write()
             count += changed
         except LicenseCheckerError as e:
-            echo(str(e))
+            echo_error(str(e))
             result = True
     return result, count
diff --git a/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/console.py b/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/console.py
index e618d64a5..fe609480f 100644
--- a/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/console.py
+++ b/scripts/check-license/src/check_license/console.py
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
 
 def echo(msg: str) -> None:
     click.echo(msg)
+
+
+def echo_error(msg: str) -> None:
+    click.echo(click.style("error: ", fg="red"), nl=False)
+    click.echo(msg)