diff --git a/examples/list_segments.rs b/examples/list_segments.rs
index 60ee6be..19cf2b3 100644
--- a/examples/list_segments.rs
+++ b/examples/list_segments.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn main() {
             println!(
                 "    {}: segment {}",
                 seg.actual_virtual_memory_address(shlib),
-                seg.name().to_string_lossy()
+                seg.name()
             );
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1e0758c..3854664 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 //!         for seg in shlib.segments() {
 //!             println!("    {}: segment {}",
 //!                      seg.actual_virtual_memory_address(shlib),
-//!                      seg.name().to_string_lossy());
+//!                      seg.name());
 //!         }
 //!     });
 //! }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 extern crate libc;
 
-use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
 use std::ptr;
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub trait Segment: Sized + Debug {
     type SharedLibrary: SharedLibrary<Segment = Self>;
 
     /// Get this segment's name.
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr;
+    fn name(&self) -> &str;
 
     /// Returns `true` if this is a code segment.
     #[inline]
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub trait SharedLibrary: Sized + Debug {
     type SegmentIter: Debug + Iterator<Item = Self::Segment>;
 
     /// Get the name of this shared library.
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr;
+    fn name(&self) -> &OsStr;
 
     /// Get the debug-id of this shared library if available.
     fn id(&self) -> Option<SharedLibraryId>;
diff --git a/src/linux/mod.rs b/src/linux/mod.rs
index 63523bb..29d9db6 100644
--- a/src/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/linux/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use super::{Bias, IterationControl, SharedLibraryId, Svma};
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::env::current_exe;
-use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString, OsStr};
+use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::isize;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -46,23 +47,23 @@ pub struct Segment<'a> {
 impl<'a> SegmentTrait for Segment<'a> {
     type SharedLibrary = ::linux::SharedLibrary<'a>;
 
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
         unsafe {
             match self.phdr.as_ref().unwrap().p_type {
-                libc::PT_NULL => CStr::from_ptr("NULL\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_LOAD => CStr::from_ptr("LOAD\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_DYNAMIC => CStr::from_ptr("DYNAMIC\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_INTERP => CStr::from_ptr("INTERP\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_NOTE => CStr::from_ptr("NOTE\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_SHLIB => CStr::from_ptr("SHLI\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_PHDR => CStr::from_ptr("PHDR\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_TLS => CStr::from_ptr("TLS\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_NUM => CStr::from_ptr("NUM\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_LOOS => CStr::from_ptr("LOOS\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_GNU_EH_FRAME => CStr::from_ptr("GNU_EH_FRAME\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_GNU_STACK => CStr::from_ptr("GNU_STACK\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                libc::PT_GNU_RELRO => CStr::from_ptr("GNU_RELRO\0".as_ptr() as _),
-                _ => CStr::from_ptr("(unknown segment type)\0".as_ptr() as _),
+                libc::PT_NULL => "NULL",
+                libc::PT_LOAD => "LOAD",
+                libc::PT_DYNAMIC => "DYNAMIC",
+                libc::PT_INTERP => "INTERP",
+                libc::PT_NOTE => "NOTE",
+                libc::PT_SHLIB => "SHLI",
+                libc::PT_PHDR => "PHDR",
+                libc::PT_TLS => "TLS",
+                libc::PT_NUM => "NUM",
+                libc::PT_LOOS => "LOOS",
+                libc::PT_GNU_EH_FRAME => "GNU_EH_FRAME",
+                libc::PT_GNU_STACK => "GNU_STACK",
+                libc::PT_GNU_RELRO => "GNU_RELRO",
+                _ => "(unknown segment type)",
             }
         }
     }
@@ -202,8 +203,8 @@ impl<'a> SharedLibraryTrait for SharedLibrary<'a> {
     type SegmentIter = SegmentIter<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr {
-        &*self.name
+    fn name(&self) -> &OsStr {
+        OsStr::from_bytes(self.name.to_bytes())
     }
 
     fn id(&self) -> Option<SharedLibraryId> {
@@ -376,11 +377,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn get_name() {
         use std::ffi::OsStr;
-        use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
         let mut names = vec![];
         linux::SharedLibrary::each(|shlib| {
             println!("{:?}", shlib);
-            let name = OsStr::from_bytes(shlib.name().to_bytes());
+            let name = shlib.name();
             if name != OsStr::new("") {
                 names.push(name.to_str().unwrap().to_string());
             }
@@ -392,13 +392,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn get_id() {
-        use std::ffi::OsStr;
-        use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
         use std::path::Path;
         use std::process::Command;
 
         linux::SharedLibrary::each(|shlib| {
-            let name = OsStr::from_bytes(shlib.name().to_bytes());
+            let name = shlib.name();
             let id = shlib.id();
             if id.is_none() {
                 println!("no id found for {:?}", name);
@@ -433,7 +431,7 @@ mod tests {
             for seg in shlib.segments() {
                 println!("    segment = {:?}", seg.name());
 
-                found_load |= seg.name().to_bytes() == b"LOAD";
+                found_load |= seg.name() == "LOAD";
             }
             assert!(found_load);
         });
diff --git a/src/macos/mod.rs b/src/macos/mod.rs
index 5568b88..8aac6e4 100644
--- a/src/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/macos/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use super::{Bias, IterationControl, Svma, SharedLibraryId};
 use super::Segment as SegmentTrait;
 use super::SharedLibrary as SharedLibraryTrait;
 
-use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::ffi::{CStr, OsStr};
+use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::usize;
@@ -36,16 +37,17 @@ impl<'a> SegmentTrait for Segment<'a> {
     type SharedLibrary = ::macos::SharedLibrary<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr {
-        match *self {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        let cstr = match *self {
             Segment::Segment32(seg) => unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(seg.segname.as_ptr()) },
             Segment::Segment64(seg) => unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(seg.segname.as_ptr()) },
-        }
+        };
+        cstr.to_str().unwrap_or("(invalid segment name)")
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn is_code(&self) -> bool {
-        self.name().to_bytes() == b"__TEXT"
+        self.name().as_bytes() == b"__TEXT"
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -201,8 +203,8 @@ impl<'a> SharedLibraryTrait for SharedLibrary<'a> {
     type SegmentIter = SegmentIter<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr {
-        self.name
+    fn name(&self) -> &OsStr {
+        OsStr::from_bytes(self.name.to_bytes())
     }
 
     fn id(&self) -> Option<SharedLibraryId> {
@@ -335,8 +337,8 @@ mod tests {
             for seg in shlib.segments() {
                 println!("    segment = {:?}", seg.name());
 
-                found_text_or_pagezero |= seg.name().to_bytes() == b"__TEXT";
-                found_text_or_pagezero |= seg.name().to_bytes() == b"__PAGEZERO";
+                found_text_or_pagezero |= seg.name() == "__TEXT";
+                found_text_or_pagezero |= seg.name() == "__PAGEZERO";
             }
             assert!(found_text_or_pagezero);
         });
diff --git a/src/unsupported.rs b/src/unsupported.rs
index 5da7d5f..1c4279a 100644
--- a/src/unsupported.rs
+++ b/src/unsupported.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use super::Segment as SegmentTrait;
 use super::SharedLibrary as SharedLibraryTrait;
 use super::{Bias, IterationControl, SharedLibraryId, Svma};
 
-use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::usize;
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl<'a> SegmentTrait for Segment<'a> {
     type SharedLibrary = ::unsupported::SharedLibrary<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
         unreachable!()
     }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<'a> SharedLibraryTrait for SharedLibrary<'a> {
     type SegmentIter = SegmentIter<'a>;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn name(&self) -> &CStr {
+    fn name(&self) -> &OsStr {
         unreachable!()
     }