diff --git a/git-object/src/types.rs b/git-object/src/types.rs
index bebe7cd01b4..a7a97b68564 100644
--- a/git-object/src/types.rs
+++ b/git-object/src/types.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl Kind {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Kind {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.write_str(std::str::from_utf8(self.to_bytes()).expect("invalid utf8 in kind name"))
+        f.write_str(std::str::from_utf8(self.to_bytes()).expect("Converting Kind name to utf8"))
     }
 }