diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1cd60a46..8be4c8b4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 #![feature(no_std, lang_items)]
-#![feature(const_fn, unique)]
+#![feature(const_fn, unique, core_str_ext)]
 #![no_std]
 
 extern crate rlibc;
diff --git a/src/vga_buffer.rs b/src/vga_buffer.rs
index d70e1859..e044d211 100644
--- a/src/vga_buffer.rs
+++ b/src/vga_buffer.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use core::ptr::Unique;
+use core::fmt;
 use spin::Mutex;
 
 const BUFFER_HEIGHT: usize = 25;
@@ -78,6 +79,15 @@ impl Writer {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Write for Writer {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+        for byte in s.bytes() {
+          self.write_byte(byte)
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 struct ColorCode(u8);