diff -up smartmontools-7.2/scsiprint.cpp.json-pending-count smartmontools-7.2/scsiprint.cpp
--- smartmontools-7.2/scsiprint.cpp.json-pending-count	2026-07-02 12:17:45.577756287 +0200
+++ smartmontools-7.2/scsiprint.cpp	2026-07-02 12:17:45.586493308 +0200
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ scsiPrintPendingDefectsLPage(scsi_device
         uint32_t count;
         switch (pc) {
         case 0x0:
-            printf("  Pending defect count:");
+            jout("  Pending defect count:");
             if ((pl < 8) || (num < 8)) {
                 print_on();
                 pout("%s truncated descriptor\n", pDefStr);