diff --git a/djadmin2/filters.py b/djadmin2/filters.py
index b3362dd..69e440f 100644
--- a/djadmin2/filters.py
+++ b/djadmin2/filters.py
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ from itertools import chain
 from django import forms
 from django.forms.util import flatatt
 from django.utils.html import format_html
-from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text, force_bytes
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.forms import widgets as django_widgets
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
 
 import django_filters
 
+from .utils import type_str
+
 LINK_TEMPLATE = '<a href=?{0}={1} {2}>{3}</a>'
 
 
@@ -88,15 +90,16 @@ def build_list_filter(request, model_admin, queryset):
         filterset_dict[field_filter.name] = field_filter
     fields = filterset_dict.keys()
     filterset_dict['Meta'] = type(
-        b'Meta',
+        type_str('Meta'),
         (),
         {
             'model': queryset.model,
             'fields': fields,
         },
     )
+
     return type(
-        b'%sFilterSet' % queryset.model.__name__,
+        type_str('%sFilterSet' % queryset.model.__name__),
         (django_filters.FilterSet, ),
         filterset_dict,
     )(request.GET, queryset=queryset)
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ def build_date_filter(request, model_admin, queryset):
     }
 
     return type(
-        b'%sDateFilterSet' % queryset.model.__name__,
+        type_str('%sDateFilterSet' % queryset.model.__name__),
         (django_filters.FilterSet,),
         filterset_dict,
     )(request.GET, queryset=queryset)
diff --git a/djadmin2/utils.py b/djadmin2/utils.py
index 40e6aeb..9321270 100644
--- a/djadmin2/utils.py
+++ b/djadmin2/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.db.models import ManyToManyRel
 from django.db.models.deletion import Collector
 from django.db.models.related import RelatedObject
 from django.utils import six
-
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text
 
 def lookup_needs_distinct(opts, lookup_path):
     """
@@ -184,3 +184,10 @@ def quote(s):
         if c in """:/_#?;@&=+$,"<>%\\""":
             res[i] = '_%02X' % ord(c)
     return ''.join(res)
+
+
+def type_str(text):
+    if six.PY2:
+        return force_bytes(text)
+    else:
+        return force_text(text)
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