diff --git a/internal/app/app_nixos_test.go b/internal/app/app_nixos_test.go
index c5a31a6..057ced9 100644
--- a/internal/app/app_nixos_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/app_nixos_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os/user"
 	"strconv"
@@ -579,6 +580,10 @@ func (s *stubNixOS) Exit(code int) {
 	panic("called exit on stub with code " + strconv.Itoa(code))
 }
 
+func (s *stubNixOS) Stdout() io.Writer {
+	panic("requested stdout")
+}
+
 func (s *stubNixOS) FshimPath() string {
 	return "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-fortify-0.0.10/bin/.fshim"
 }
diff --git a/internal/linux/interface.go b/internal/linux/interface.go
index cf984a3..36f61b1 100644
--- a/internal/linux/interface.go
+++ b/internal/linux/interface.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package linux
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ type System interface {
 	Open(name string) (fs.File, error)
 	// Exit provides [os.Exit].
 	Exit(code int)
+	// Stdout provides [os.Stdout].
+	Stdout() io.Writer
 
 	// FshimPath returns an absolute path to the fshim binary.
 	FshimPath() string
diff --git a/internal/linux/std.go b/internal/linux/std.go
index 704ba16..e0a0994 100644
--- a/internal/linux/std.go
+++ b/internal/linux/std.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package linux
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func (s *Std) ReadDir(name string) ([]os.DirEntry, error) { return os.ReadDir(na
 func (s *Std) Stat(name string) (fs.FileInfo, error)      { return os.Stat(name) }
 func (s *Std) Open(name string) (fs.File, error)          { return os.Open(name) }
 func (s *Std) Exit(code int)                              { fmsg.Exit(code) }
+func (s *Std) Stdout() io.Writer                          { return os.Stdout }
 
 const xdgRuntimeDir = "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"