diff --git a/src/compiler/execution.jl b/src/compiler/execution.jl
index bfc9c55c..4c3afc19 100644
--- a/src/compiler/execution.jl
+++ b/src/compiler/execution.jl
@@ -277,12 +277,13 @@ end
         throw(ArgumentError("Number of threads in group ($(threads.width * threads.height * threads.depth)) should not exceed $(kernel.pipeline.maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup)"))
 
     cmdbuf = if kernel.loggingEnabled
+        # TODO: make this a dynamic error, i.e., from the kernel (JuliaGPU/Metal.jl#433)
         if macos_version() < v"15"
-            @error "Logging is only supported on macOS 15 or higher"
+            error("Logging is only supported on macOS 15 or higher")
         end
 
         if MTLCaptureManager().isCapturing
-            @error "Logging is not supported while GPU frame capturing"
+            error("Logging is not supported while GPU frame capturing")
         end
 
         log_state_descriptor = MTLLogStateDescriptor()
diff --git a/src/device/intrinsics/output.jl b/src/device/intrinsics/output.jl
index 0c76f3da..6eb39fd2 100644
--- a/src/device/intrinsics/output.jl
+++ b/src/device/intrinsics/output.jl
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ macro mtlprintf(fmt::String, args...)
     fmt_val = Val(Symbol(fmt))
 
     quote
-        if metal_version() < sv"3.2"
-            @print_and_throw "@mtlprintf requires Metal 3.2 (macOS 15) or higher"
-        else
-            _mtlprintf($fmt_val, $(map(arg -> :(promote_c_argument($arg)), esc.(args))...))
-        end
+        _mtlprintf($fmt_val, $(map(arg -> :(promote_c_argument($arg)), esc.(args))...))
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/output.jl b/test/output.jl
index 2d4b384f..c4eae0d2 100644
--- a/test/output.jl
+++ b/test/output.jl
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ if Metal.macos_version() < v"15"
 
 @warn "Skipping output tests in macOS 14 and below"
 
+function kernel()
+    @mtlprint("Hello, World\n")
+    return
+end
+@test_throws "Logging is only supported on macOS 15 or higher" @metal kernel()
+
 else
 
 @testset "formatted output" begin