diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py
index 4bf016c38..887f2cb00 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class ListView:
     def on_menuitem_toggled(self, widget):
         """Callback for the generated column menuitems."""
         # Get the column name from the widget
-        name = widget.get_child().get_text()
+        name = unicode(widget.get_child().get_text())
 
         # Set the column's visibility based on the widgets active state
         self.columns[name].column.set_visible(widget.get_active())