diff --git a/python34-no-f-strings.patch b/python34-no-f-strings.patch
index e6cab58..00830ee 100644
--- a/python34-no-f-strings.patch
+++ b/python34-no-f-strings.patch
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
                          if o.ext == "desktop":
                              value = encode_desktop_string(value)
 -                        outfile.write(f"{OUTKEY}[{locale}]={value}\n")
-+                        outfile.write(u"""{}[{}]={}\n""".format(OUTKEY, locale, value))
++                        outfile.write("{}[{}]={}\n".format(OUTKEY, locale, value))
                      else:
 -                        outfile.write(f"\t[{locale}]{OUTKEY}={value}\n")
-+                        outfile.write(u"""\t[{}]{}={}\n""".format(locale, OUTKEY, value))
++                        outfile.write("\t[{}]{}={}\n".format(locale, OUTKEY, value))
  
      template_file.close()