diff --git a/darc/archive.py b/darc/archive.py
index f234f2c0d..52091d2ea 100644
--- a/darc/archive.py
+++ b/darc/archive.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def extract_item(self, item, dest=None):
                 os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
             # Hard link?
             if 'source' in item:
-                source = os.path.join(dest, item['source'])
+                source = os.path.join(dest, item['source'].decode('utf-8'))
                 if os.path.exists(path):
                     os.unlink(path)
                 os.link(source, path)