diff --git a/_imagingcms.c b/_imagingcms.c
index 6b215cabb..b29203471 100644
--- a/_imagingcms.c
+++ b/_imagingcms.c
@@ -522,19 +522,19 @@ static struct PyMethodDef cms_profile_methods[] = {
 static PyObject*
 cms_profile_getattr_product_name(CmsProfileObject* self, void* closure)
 {
-    return PyUnicode_FromString(cmsTakeProductName(self->profile));
+    return PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(cmsTakeProductName(self->profile));
 }
 
 static PyObject*
 cms_profile_getattr_product_desc(CmsProfileObject* self, void* closure)
 {
-    return PyUnicode_FromString(cmsTakeProductDesc(self->profile));
+    return PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(cmsTakeProductDesc(self->profile));
 }
 
 static PyObject*
 cms_profile_getattr_product_info(CmsProfileObject* self, void* closure)
 {
-    return PyUnicode_FromString(cmsTakeProductInfo(self->profile));
+    return PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(cmsTakeProductInfo(self->profile));
 }
 
 static PyObject*
@@ -546,13 +546,13 @@ cms_profile_getattr_rendering_intent(CmsProfileObject* self, void* closure)
 static PyObject*
 cms_profile_getattr_pcs(CmsProfileObject* self, void* closure)
 {
-    return PyUnicode_FromString(findICmode(cmsGetPCS(self->profile)));
+    return PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(findICmode(cmsGetPCS(self->profile)));
 }
 
 static PyObject*
 cms_profile_getattr_color_space(CmsProfileObject* self, void* closure)
 {
-    return PyUnicode_FromString(findICmode(cmsGetColorSpace(self->profile)));
+    return PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(findICmode(cmsGetColorSpace(self->profile)));
 }
 
 /* FIXME: add more properties (creation_datetime etc) */
diff --git a/py3.h b/py3.h
index e0658b0bb..85979c81c 100644
--- a/py3.h
+++ b/py3.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #undef PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize
 #undef PyUnicode_FromString
 #undef PyUnicode_FromFormat
+#undef PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault
 
 #define PyUnicode_AsString          PyString_AsString
 #define PyUnicode_AS_STRING         PyString_AS_STRING
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 #define PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize PyString_FromStringAndSize
 #define PyUnicode_FromString        PyString_FromString
 #define PyUnicode_FromFormat        PyString_FromFormat
+#define PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault   PyString_FromString
 #endif
 
 /* Map PyBytes -> PyString */