diff --git a/lib/std/debug.zig b/lib/std/debug.zig
index f3c2cf3b31ed0759399b4316f37ba1216626d22a..92b79be35cacd0ad5af869bf705d9e301fabfebb 100644
--- a/lib/std/debug.zig
+++ b/lib/std/debug.zig
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ pub const LineInfo = struct {
 
 var stderr_mutex = std.Mutex.init();
 
-/// Deprecated. Use `std.log` functions for logging.
-pub fn warn(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: var) void {
+/// Deprecated. Use `std.log` functions for logging or `std.debug.print` for
+/// "printf debugging".
+pub const warn = print;
+
+/// Print to stderr, unbuffered, and silently returning on failure. Intended
+/// for use in "printf debugging." Use `std.log` functions for proper logging.
+pub fn print(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: var) void {
     const held = stderr_mutex.acquire();
     defer held.release();
     const stderr = io.getStdErr().writer();