diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js
index 9e252aed61e..8e30e0846bf 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Compiler {
             process.exitCode = 1;
         }
         if (outputOptions.json === true) {
-            logger.raw(JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(outputOptions), null, 2));
+            process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(outputOptions), null, 2) + '\n');
         } else if (stats.hash !== lastHash) {
             lastHash = stats.hash;
             if (stats.compilation && stats.compilation.errors.length !== 0) {