diff --git a/whispercpp.pyx b/whispercpp.pyx
index ce99b2a..cd2910f 100644
--- a/whispercpp.pyx
+++ b/whispercpp.pyx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ cdef class Whisper:
 		self.ctx = whisper_init(model_b)
 		self.params = set_params(print_realtime, print_progress, token_timestamps, print_timestamps, translate, language, n_threads)
 		if print_system_info:
-			whisper_print_system_info()
+			print(whisper_print_system_info().decode())
 
 	def __dealloc__(self):
 		whisper_free(self.ctx)