diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fc6a68f26b..ffa2c2ce67 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jeromer/syslogparser v1.1.0
 	github.com/jsimonetti/rtnetlink/v2 v2.0.2
 	github.com/jxskiss/base62 v1.1.0
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.10
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8
 	github.com/linode/go-metadata v0.2.0
 	github.com/martinlindhe/base36 v1.1.1
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/siderolabs/go-api-signature v0.3.6
 	github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice v0.4.7
 	github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice/v2 v2.0.3
-	github.com/siderolabs/go-circular v0.2.0
+	github.com/siderolabs/go-circular v0.2.1
 	github.com/siderolabs/go-cmd v0.1.1
 	github.com/siderolabs/go-copy v0.1.0
 	github.com/siderolabs/go-debug v0.4.0
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.24.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.18.0
-	golang.org/x/time v0.6.0
+	golang.org/x/time v0.7.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20230429144221-925a1e7659e6
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.66.3
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 87d658e5f0..edbe790832 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ github.com/jxskiss/base62 v1.1.0 h1:A5zbF8v8WXx2xixnAKD2w+abC+sIzYJX+nxmhA6HWFw=
 github.com/jxskiss/base62 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:HhWAlUXvxKThfOlZbcuFzsqwtF5TcqS9ru3y5GfjWAc=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.10 h1:oXAz+Vh0PMUvJczoi+flxpnBEPxoER1IaAnU/NMPtT0=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.10/go.mod h1:pMDklpSncoRMuLFrf1W9Ss9KT+0rH90U12bZKk7uwG0=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 h1:In6xLpyWOi1+C7tXUUWv2ot1QvBjxevKAaI6IXrJmUc=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11/go.mod h1:pMDklpSncoRMuLFrf1W9Ss9KT+0rH90U12bZKk7uwG0=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8 h1:+StwCXwm9PdpiEkPyzBXIy+M9KUb4ODm0Zarf1kS5BM=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:Lcz8mBdAVJIBVzewtcLocK12l3Y+JytZYpaMropDUws=
 github.com/kr/fs v0.1.0/go.mod h1:FFnZGqtBN9Gxj7eW1uZ42v5BccTP0vu6NEaFoC2HwRg=
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice v0.4.7 h1:2bk4WpEEflGxjrNwp57ye24Pr+cYgAiAe
 github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice v0.4.7/go.mod h1:4PeOuk71pReJj1JQEXDE7kIIQJPVe8a+HZQa+qjxSEA=
 github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice/v2 v2.0.3 h1:IEgDqd3H3gPphahrdvfAzU8RmD4r5eQdWC+vgFQQoEg=
 github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:74htzCV913UzaLZ4H+NBXkwWlYnBJIq5m/379ZEcu8w=
-github.com/siderolabs/go-circular v0.2.0 h1:Xca8zrjF/YsujLbwDSojkKzJe7ngetnpuIJn8N78DJI=
-github.com/siderolabs/go-circular v0.2.0/go.mod h1:rrYCwHLYWmxqrmZP+LjYtwB2a55lxzQi0Ztu1VpWZSc=
+github.com/siderolabs/go-circular v0.2.1 h1:a++iVCn9jyhICX3POQZZX8n72p2h5JGdGU6w1ulmpcA=
+github.com/siderolabs/go-circular v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ZDItzVyXK+B/XuqTBV5MtQtSv06VI+oCmWGRnNCATo8=
 github.com/siderolabs/go-cmd v0.1.1 h1:nTouZUSxLeiiEe7hFexSVvaTsY/3O8k1s08BxPRrsps=
 github.com/siderolabs/go-cmd v0.1.1/go.mod h1:6hY0JG34LxEEwYE8aH2iIHkHX/ir12VRLqfwAf2yJIY=
 github.com/siderolabs/go-copy v0.1.0 h1:OIWCtSg+rhOtnIZTpT31Gfpn17rv5kwJqQHG+QUEgC8=
@@ -923,8 +923,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 h1:XvMDiNzPAl0jr17s6W9lcaIhGUfUORdGCNsuLmPG224=
 golang.org/x/text v0.18.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20211116232009-f0f3c7e86c11/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
-golang.org/x/time v0.6.0 h1:eTDhh4ZXt5Qf0augr54TN6suAUudPcawVZeIAPU7D4U=
-golang.org/x/time v0.6.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
+golang.org/x/time v0.7.0 h1:ntUhktv3OPE6TgYxXWv9vKvUSJyIFJlyohwbkEwPrKQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.7.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/logging/circular.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/logging/circular.go
index 5e41cabc14..1557dd298b 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/logging/circular.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/logging/circular.go
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ func (handler *circularHandler) Writer() (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 		}
 
 		go func() {
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r != nil {
+					handler.manager.fallbackLogger.Printf("log sender panic: %v", r)
+				}
+			}()
+
 			if err := handler.runSenders(); err != nil {
 				handler.manager.fallbackLogger.Printf("log senders stopped: %s", err)
 			}