--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/createtorrentdialog.py	2014-11-30 15:53:46.000000000 -0600
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/createtorrentdialog.py	2015-08-21 22:46:00.284927679 -0500
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
         size = self.files_treestore[0][2]
         model = self.glade.get_widget("combo_piece_size").get_model()
         for index,value in enumerate(model):
-            psize = self.parse_piece_size_text(value[0])
+            text = value[0].decode('utf-8')
+            psize = self.parse_piece_size_text(text)
             pieces = size / psize
             if pieces < 2048 or (index + 1) == len(model):
                 self.glade.get_widget("combo_piece_size").set_active(index)