Make the sqlite tests pass.
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c b/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
index 5987b2a..b80b955 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@
         rc = sqlite3_bind_text(self->st, pos, string, -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
     } else if PyUnicode_Check(parameter) {
         stringval = PyUnicode_AsUTF8String(parameter);
-        string = PyString_AsString(stringval);
+        string = PyBytes_AsString(stringval);
+
         rc = sqlite3_bind_text(self->st, pos, string, -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
         Py_DECREF(stringval);
     } else {