diff --git a/PC/winsound.c b/PC/winsound.c
index 9ff3b7e..9fc7f6f 100644
--- a/PC/winsound.c
+++ b/PC/winsound.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 static void
 add_define(PyObject *dict, const char *key, long value)
 {
-    PyObject *k=PyString_FromString(key);
+    PyObject *k=PyUnicode_FromString(key);
     PyObject *v=PyLong_FromLong(value);
     if(v&&k)
     {