diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 736aff1..1812e83 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libsys"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "num_enum",
  "spin",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1186936..59b5781 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libsys"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/syscall/klog.rs b/src/syscall/klog.rs
index 3f0da6f..f825957 100644
--- a/src/syscall/klog.rs
+++ b/src/syscall/klog.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
+use core::str::Utf8Error;
+
 use crate::syscall::{Vector, syscall_2};
 
 #[repr(usize)]
 #[derive(Debug, Error, IntoPrimitive, TryFromPrimitive)]
 pub enum Error {
-    #[error("provided log string was not mapped into memory")]
+    #[error("log string was not mapped into memory")]
     NotMapped = 1,
+
+    #[error("log string was invalid UTF-8")]
+    InvalidUtf8 = 2,
+}
+
+impl From<Utf8Error> for Error {
+    fn from(_: Utf8Error) -> Self {
+        Self::InvalidUtf8
+    }
 }
 
 /// Logs a trace-level message to the kernel journal.