diff --git a/stdlib/public/core/OutputStream.swift b/stdlib/public/core/OutputStream.swift
index 9b4fea7eee8f4..01d07313c7a6f 100644
--- a/stdlib/public/core/OutputStream.swift
+++ b/stdlib/public/core/OutputStream.swift
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@ internal func _print_unlocked<T, TargetStream : TextOutputStream>(
     debugPrintable.debugDescription.write(to: &target)
     return
   }
+
+  if let string = value as? String {
+    target.write(string)
+    return
+  }
+
   if case let streamableObject as TextOutputStreamable = value {
     streamableObject.write(to: &target)
     return