--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Tue Jan 30 22:14:02 2024 +0000
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Thu Feb 01 19:35:35 2024 -0500
@@ -3679,7 +3679,7 @@
 
     wopts = logcmdutil.walkopts(
         pats=pats,
-        opts=opts,
+        opts=pycompat.byteskwargs(opts),
         revspec=opts['rev'],
         include_pats=opts['include'],
         exclude_pats=opts['exclude'],