diff --git a/fs/config/crypt.go b/fs/config/crypt.go
index 6792811dc..805eecf66 100644
--- a/fs/config/crypt.go
+++ b/fs/config/crypt.go
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ var (
 	// When nil, no encryption will be used for saving.
 	configKey []byte
 
-	// PasswordPromptOutput is output of prompt for password
-	PasswordPromptOutput = os.Stderr
-
 	// PassConfigKeyForDaemonization if set to true, the configKey
 	// is obscured with obscure.Obscure and saved to a temp file
 	// when it is calculated from the password. The path of that
diff --git a/fs/config/ui.go b/fs/config/ui.go
index 60b5b3bc6..8e55c1ee4 100644
--- a/fs/config/ui.go
+++ b/fs/config/ui.go
@@ -716,9 +716,9 @@ func checkPassword(password string) (string, error) {
 
 // GetPassword asks the user for a password with the prompt given.
 func GetPassword(prompt string) string {
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(PasswordPromptOutput, prompt)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(terminal.PasswordPromptOutput, prompt)
 	for {
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprint(PasswordPromptOutput, "password:")
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprint(terminal.PasswordPromptOutput, "password:")
 		password := ReadPassword()
 		password, err := checkPassword(password)
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go b/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go
index e0b8e4eca..5e3b66cd6 100644
--- a/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go
+++ b/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/terminal"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func redirectStderr(f *os.File) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to duplicate stderr: %v", err)
 	}
-	config.PasswordPromptOutput = os.NewFile(uintptr(passPromptFd), "passPrompt")
+	terminal.PasswordPromptOutput = os.NewFile(uintptr(passPromptFd), "passPrompt")
 	err = unix.Dup2(int(f.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to redirect stderr to file: %v", err)
diff --git a/lib/terminal/terminal.go b/lib/terminal/terminal.go
index f193eb767..09b05ec59 100644
--- a/lib/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/lib/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config"
-
 	colorable "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 )
 
@@ -70,12 +68,15 @@ const (
 var (
 	// make sure that start is only called once
 	once sync.Once
+
+	// PasswordPromptOutput is output of prompt for password
+	PasswordPromptOutput = os.Stderr
 )
 
 // Start the terminal - must be called before use
 func Start() {
 	once.Do(func() {
-		f := config.PasswordPromptOutput
+		f := PasswordPromptOutput
 		if !IsTerminal(int(f.Fd())) {
 			// If output is not a tty then remove escape codes
 			Out = colorable.NewNonColorable(f)