diff --git a/fofix/core/Video.py b/fofix/core/Video.py
index f34991cd1..c4fe64b87 100644
--- a/fofix/core/Video.py
+++ b/fofix/core/Video.py
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ def setMode(self, resolution, fullscreen = False, flags = pygame.OPENGL | pygame
             # channel to fill up that space - the fourth channel is ignored) and the
             # second is a 1-bit alpha mask.  For some reason, we need to invert the
             # alpha channel before turning it into the mask.
-            bigIconColorData = bigIcon.tostring()
-            bigIconMaskData = bigIcon.split()[3].point(lambda p: 255 - p).convert('1').tostring()
-            smallIconColorData = smallIcon.tostring()
-            smallIconMaskData = smallIcon.split()[3].point(lambda p: 255 - p).convert('1').tostring()
+            bigIconColorData = bigIcon.tobytes()
+            bigIconMaskData = bigIcon.split()[3].point(lambda p: 255 - p).convert('1').tobytes()
+            smallIconColorData = smallIcon.tobytes()
+            smallIconMaskData = smallIcon.split()[3].point(lambda p: 255 - p).convert('1').tobytes()
 
             # Put together icon resource structures - a header, then the pixel data,
             # then the alpha mask.  See documentation for the BITMAPINFOHEADER