diff --git a/spdlog/src/lib.rs b/spdlog/src/lib.rs
index 4c0089c4..486bc424 100644
--- a/spdlog/src/lib.rs
+++ b/spdlog/src/lib.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use cfg_if::cfg_if;
 use error::EnvLevelError;
-use sink::{Sink, StdStream, StdStreamSink};
+use sink::{Sink, StdStreamSink};
 use sync::*;
 
 /// The statically resolved log level filter.
@@ -388,13 +388,13 @@ static DEFAULT_LOGGER: OnceCell<ArcSwap<Logger>> = OnceCell::new();
 fn default_logger_ref() -> &'static ArcSwap<Logger> {
     DEFAULT_LOGGER.get_or_init(|| {
         let stdout = StdStreamSink::builder()
-            .std_stream(StdStream::Stdout)
+            .stdout()
             .level_filter(LevelFilter::MoreVerbose(Level::Warn))
             .build()
             .unwrap();
 
         let stderr = StdStreamSink::builder()
-            .std_stream(StdStream::Stderr)
+            .stderr()
             .level_filter(LevelFilter::MoreSevereEqual(Level::Warn))
             .build()
             .unwrap();
diff --git a/spdlog/src/sink/std_stream_sink.rs b/spdlog/src/sink/std_stream_sink.rs
index a03199d0..df3d66fb 100644
--- a/spdlog/src/sink/std_stream_sink.rs
+++ b/spdlog/src/sink/std_stream_sink.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,30 @@ pub struct StdStreamSinkBuilder<ArgSS> {
 }
 
 impl<ArgSS> StdStreamSinkBuilder<ArgSS> {
+    /// Specifies the target standard stream as stdout.
+    ///
+    /// This is equivalent to `std_stream(StdStream::Stdout)`.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn stdout(self) -> StdStreamSinkBuilder<StdStream> {
+        StdStreamSinkBuilder {
+            common_builder_impl: self.common_builder_impl,
+            std_stream: StdStream::Stdout,
+            style_mode: self.style_mode,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Specifies the target standard stream as stderr.
+    ///
+    /// This is equivalent to `std_stream(StdStream::Stderr)`.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn stderr(self) -> StdStreamSinkBuilder<StdStream> {
+        StdStreamSinkBuilder {
+            common_builder_impl: self.common_builder_impl,
+            std_stream: StdStream::Stderr,
+            style_mode: self.style_mode,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Specifies the target standard stream.
     ///
     /// This parameter is **required**.