diff --git a/conans/client/loader.py b/conans/client/loader.py
index da078b61bc6..24146dfed6d 100644
--- a/conans/client/loader.py
+++ b/conans/client/loader.py
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ def _load_python_file(conan_file_path):
         raise NotFoundException("%s not found!" % conan_file_path)
 
     def new_print(*args, **kwargs):  # Make sure that all user python files print() goes to stderr
-        print(*args, **kwargs, file=sys.stderr)
+        kwargs['file'] = sys.stderr
+        print(*args, **kwargs)
 
     module_id = str(uuid.uuid1())
     current_dir = os.path.dirname(conan_file_path)
diff --git a/conans/test/unittests/model/conanfile_test.py b/conans/test/unittests/model/conanfile_test.py
index a139d1bbe67..1ec20ae6a4f 100644
--- a/conans/test/unittests/model/conanfile_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/unittests/model/conanfile_test.py
@@ -37,3 +37,15 @@ def package_info(self):
         client.save({"conanfile.py": conanfile.replace("pass",
                                                        "requires = 'pkgb/0.1@user/testing'")})
         client.run("create . --name=pkgc --version=0.1 --user=user --channel=testing")
+
+    def test_conanfile_new_print(self):
+        client = TestClient()
+        conanfile = """from conan import ConanFile
+import sys
+class Pkg(ConanFile):
+    def source(self):
+        print("Test", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Test")
+"""
+        client.save({"conanfile.py": conanfile})
+        client.run("source .")
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