diff --git a/django/oldforms/__init__.py b/django/oldforms/__init__.py
index 4a516e2395..d0f9aca62a 100644
--- a/django/oldforms/__init__.py
+++ b/django/oldforms/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext, ungettext
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, smart_str
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, force_unicode, smart_str
 
 FORM_FIELD_ID_PREFIX = 'id_'
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class FormFieldWrapper(object):
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         "Renders the field"
-        return self.formfield.render(self.data)
+        return force_unicode(self.formfield.render(self.data))
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return '<FormFieldWrapper for "%s">' % self.formfield.field_name