diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py b/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py
index ca53ae1..5ebb1f0 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sparse_img.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import bisect
+import logging
 import os
 import struct
 import threading
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@
 
 import rangelib
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class SparseImage(object):
   """Wraps a sparse image file into an image object.
@@ -61,8 +64,9 @@
       raise ValueError("Chunk header size was expected to be 12, but is %u." %
                        (chunk_hdr_sz,))
 
-    print("Total of %u %u-byte output blocks in %u input chunks."
-          % (total_blks, blk_sz, total_chunks))
+    logger.info(
+        "Total of %u %u-byte output blocks in %u input chunks.", total_blks,
+        blk_sz, total_chunks)
 
     if not build_map:
       assert not hashtree_info_generator, \