--- a/tests/f	Sat Oct 13 12:20:24 2018 +0200
+++ b/tests/f	Sat Oct 13 06:34:53 2018 -0400
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         elif islink:
             if opts.type:
                 facts.append(b'link')
-            content = os.readlink(f)
+            content = os.readlink(f).encode('utf8')
         elif isstdin:
             content = getattr(sys.stdin, 'buffer', sys.stdin).read()
             if opts.size: