diff --git a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
index 757d85e..e110ed8 100755
--- a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
+++ b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	ch = _getch();
 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 	s[0] = ch;
-	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(s, 1);
+	return PyString_FromStringAndSize(s, 1);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	ch = _getche();
 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 	s[0] = ch;
-	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(s, 1);
+	return PyString_FromStringAndSize(s, 1);
 }
 
 static PyObject *