diff --git a/src/features_window.py b/src/features_window.py
index a20083297..507efec11 100644
--- a/src/features_window.py
+++ b/src/features_window.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class FeaturesWindow:
 		selection = widget.get_selection()
 		path = selection.get_selected_rows()[1][0]
 		available = self.model[path][1]
-		feature = self.model[path][0]
+		feature = self.model[path][0].decode('utf-8')
 		text = self.features[feature][1] + '\n'
 		if os.name == 'nt':
 			text = text + self.features[feature][3]