diff --git a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py
index a6b0912207..651abd7695 100644
--- a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py
+++ b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/calendars.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils.translation import get_date_formats
 from django.views.generic import date_based
+from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
 import datetime
 import time
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class CalendarPlugin(DatabrowsePlugin):
         if not fields:
             return u''
         return u'<p class="filter"><strong>View calendar by:</strong> %s</p>' % \
-            u', '.join(['<a href="calendars/%s/">%s</a>' % (f.name, capfirst(f.verbose_name)) for f in fields.values()])
+            u', '.join(['<a href="calendars/%s/">%s</a>' % (f.name, force_unicode(capfirst(f.verbose_name))) for f in fields.values()])
 
     def urls(self, plugin_name, easy_instance_field):
         if isinstance(easy_instance_field.field, models.DateField):
diff --git a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py
index 690edf3f7e..fc93ecaa63 100644
--- a/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py
+++ b/django/contrib/databrowse/plugins/fieldchoices.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.databrowse.datastructures import EasyModel
 from django.contrib.databrowse.sites import DatabrowsePlugin
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_str, force_unicode
 from django.views.generic import date_based
 import datetime
 import time
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class FieldChoicePlugin(DatabrowsePlugin):
         if not fields:
             return u''
         return u'<p class="filter"><strong>View by:</strong> %s</p>' % \
-            u', '.join(['<a href="fields/%s/">%s</a>' % (f.name, capfirst(f.verbose_name)) for f in fields.values()])
+            u', '.join(['<a href="fields/%s/">%s</a>' % (f.name, force_unicode(capfirst(f.verbose_name))) for f in fields.values()])
 
     def urls(self, plugin_name, easy_instance_field):
         if easy_instance_field.field in self.field_dict(easy_instance_field.model.model).values():