diff --git a/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h b/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h
index 73107b1a1..58f5602b1 100644
--- a/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h
+++ b/src/include/user/abi_dbg.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #define SOF_ABI_DBG_MAJOR 5
 #define SOF_ABI_DBG_MINOR 2
-#define SOF_ABI_DBG_PATCH 0
+#define SOF_ABI_DBG_PATCH 1
 
 #define SOF_ABI_DBG_VERSION SOF_ABI_VER(SOF_ABI_DBG_MAJOR, \
 					SOF_ABI_DBG_MINOR, \
diff --git a/tools/logger/convert.c b/tools/logger/convert.c
index 62a34af95..881f2cb80 100644
--- a/tools/logger/convert.c
+++ b/tools/logger/convert.c
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ static void process_params(struct proc_ldc_entry *pe,
 		if (p[1] == '%') {
 			/* Skip "%%" */
 			p += 2;
+		} else if (p[1] == 's') {
+			/* check for string printing, because it leads to logger crash */
+			log_err("String printing is not supported\n");
+			pe->params[i] = (uintptr_t)asprintf("<String @ 0x%08x>", e->params[i]);
+			pe->subst_mask |= 1 << i;
+			++i;
+			p += 2;
 		} else if (p + 2 >= t_end && p[1] == 'p' && p[2] == 'U') {
 			/* substitute UUID entry address with formatted string pointer from heap */
 			pe->params[i] = (uintptr_t)asprintf_uuid(p, e->params[i], use_colors,