diff --git a/dev-python/pytqt/files/pytqt-pytquic.patch b/dev-python/pytqt/files/pytqt-pytquic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09119cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/pytqt/files/pytqt-pytquic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff --git a/pytquic3/form.cpp b/pytquic3/form.cpp
+index b0de614..323161e 100644
+--- a/pytquic3/form.cpp
++++ b/pytquic3/form.cpp
+@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ void Uic::createFormImpl( const TQDomElement &e )
+ 			images += img;
+ 			out << indent << img << "_data = \\" << endl;
+ 			++indent;
+-			out << indent << "\"";
++			out << indent << "b\"";
+ 			int a ;
+ 			for ( a = 0; a < (int) (data.length()/2)-1; a++ ) {
+ 			    out << "\\x" << TQString(data[2*a]) << TQString(data[2*a+1]);
+ 			    if ( a % 12 == 11 )
+-				out << "\" \\" << endl << indent << "\"";
++				out << "\" \\" << endl << indent << "b\"";
+ 			}
+ 			out << "\\x" << TQString(data[2*a]) << TQString(data[2*a+1]) << "\"" << endl;
+ 			--indent;
+@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void Uic::createFormImpl( const TQDomElement &e )
+ 	TQStringList::Iterator it;
+ 	for ( it = images.begin(); it != images.end(); ++it ) {
+ 	    out << indent << "self." << (*it) << " = TQPixmap()" << endl;
+-	    out << indent << "self." << (*it) << ".loadFromData(" << (*it) << "_data,\"PNG\")" << endl;
++	    out << indent << "self." << (*it) << ".loadFromData(" << (*it) << "_data,b\"PNG\")" << endl;
+ 	}
+     }
+     // create pixmaps for all images
+diff --git a/pytquic3/uic.cpp b/pytquic3/uic.cpp
+index d5d89dc..e4a5ad0 100644
+--- a/pytquic3/uic.cpp
++++ b/pytquic3/uic.cpp
+@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ void Uic::createActionImpl( const TQDomElement &n, const TQString &parent )
+     for ( TQDomElement ae = n; !ae.isNull(); ae = ae.nextSibling().toElement() ) {
+ 	TQString objName = registerObject( getObjectName( ae ) );
+ 	if ( ae.tagName() == "action" )
+-	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQAction(" << parent << ",\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
++	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQAction(" << parent << ",b\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
+ 	else if ( ae.tagName() == "actiongroup" )
+-	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQActionGroup(" << parent << ",\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
++	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQActionGroup(" << parent << ",b\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
+ 	else
+ 	    continue;
+ 	bool subActionsDone = FALSE;
diff --git a/dev-python/pytqt/pytqt-14.1.2.ebuild b/dev-python/pytqt/pytqt-14.1.2.ebuild
index c41e9025..c5a8970b 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytqt/pytqt-14.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytqt/pytqt-14.1.2.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ TQBASE="/usr/tqt3"
 BUILD_DIR="${S}"
 
 src_prepare() {
+	eapply "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-pytquic.patch"
 	eapply_user
 }