diff --git a/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus b/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
index 685ed8e5b8..f8201e72c6 100755
--- a/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
+++ b/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ def getFrameworks(binaryPath, verbose):
             sys.stderr.write(o_stderr)
             sys.stderr.flush()
             raise RuntimeError("otool failed with return code %d" % otool.returncode)
-    
-    otoolLines = o_stdout.split("\n")
+
+    otoolLines = o_stdout.decode().split("\n")
     otoolLines.pop(0) # First line is the inspected binary
     if ".framework" in binaryPath or binaryPath.endswith(".dylib"):
         otoolLines.pop(0) # Frameworks and dylibs list themselves as a dependency.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ if verbose >= 2:
     print("+ Installing qt.conf +")
 
 f = open(os.path.join(applicationBundle.resourcesPath, "qt.conf"), "wb")
-f.write(qt_conf)
+f.write(qt_conf.encode())
 f.close()
 
 # ------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/depends/packages/native_mac_alias.mk b/depends/packages/native_mac_alias.mk
index d117c1c9a3..85a8a402bf 100644
--- a/depends/packages/native_mac_alias.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/native_mac_alias.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ $(package)_download_file=v$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=87ad827e66790028361e43fc754f68ed041a9bdb214cca03c853f079b04fb120
 $(package)_install_libdir=$(build_prefix)/lib/python/dist-packages
+$(package)_patches=python3.patch
+
+define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
+  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/python3.patch
+endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
     python setup.py build
diff --git a/depends/patches/native_mac_alias/python3.patch b/depends/patches/native_mac_alias/python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a32340be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/patches/native_mac_alias/python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+diff -dur a/mac_alias/alias.py b/mac_alias/alias.py
+--- a/mac_alias/alias.py	2015-10-19 12:12:48.000000000 +0200
++++ b/mac_alias/alias.py	2016-04-03 12:13:12.037159417 +0200
+@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@
+         alias = Alias()
+         alias.appinfo = appinfo
+             
+-        alias.volume = VolumeInfo (volname.replace('/',':'),
++        alias.volume = VolumeInfo (volname.decode().replace('/',':'),
+                                    voldate, fstype, disktype,
+                                    volattrs, volfsid)
+-        alias.target = TargetInfo (kind, filename.replace('/',':'),
++        alias.target = TargetInfo (kind, filename.decode().replace('/',':'),
+                                    folder_cnid, cnid,
+                                    crdate, creator_code, type_code)
+         alias.target.levels_from = levels_from
+@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@
+                 b.read(1)
+ 
+             if tag == TAG_CARBON_FOLDER_NAME:
+-                alias.target.folder_name = value.replace('/',':')
++                alias.target.folder_name = value.decode().replace('/',':')
+             elif tag == TAG_CNID_PATH:
+-                alias.target.cnid_path = struct.unpack(b'>%uI' % (length // 4),
++                alias.target.cnid_path = struct.unpack('>%uI' % (length // 4),
+                                                            value)
+             elif tag == TAG_CARBON_PATH:
+                 alias.target.carbon_path = value
+@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@
+                 alias.target.creation_date \
+                     = mac_epoch + datetime.timedelta(seconds=seconds)
+             elif tag == TAG_POSIX_PATH:
+-                alias.target.posix_path = value
++                alias.target.posix_path = value.decode()
+             elif tag == TAG_POSIX_PATH_TO_MOUNTPOINT:
+-                alias.volume.posix_path = value
++                alias.volume.posix_path = value.decode()
+             elif tag == TAG_RECURSIVE_ALIAS_OF_DISK_IMAGE:
+                 alias.volume.disk_image_alias = Alias.from_bytes(value)
+             elif tag == TAG_USER_HOME_LENGTH_PREFIX:
+@@ -422,13 +422,13 @@
+         #       (so doing so is ridiculous, and nothing could rely on it).
+         b.write(struct.pack(b'>h28pI2shI64pII4s4shhI2s10s',
+                             self.target.kind,
+-                            carbon_volname, voldate,
++                            carbon_volname, int(voldate),
+                             self.volume.fs_type,
+                             self.volume.disk_type,
+                             self.target.folder_cnid,
+                             carbon_filename,
+                             self.target.cnid,
+-                            crdate,
++                            int(crdate),
+                             self.target.creator_code,
+                             self.target.type_code,
+                             self.target.levels_from,
+@@ -449,12 +449,12 @@
+ 
+         b.write(struct.pack(b'>hhQhhQ',
+                 TAG_HIGH_RES_VOLUME_CREATION_DATE,
+-                8, long(voldate * 65536),
++                8, int(voldate * 65536),
+                 TAG_HIGH_RES_CREATION_DATE,
+-                8, long(crdate * 65536)))
++                8, int(crdate * 65536)))
+ 
+         if self.target.cnid_path:
+-            cnid_path = struct.pack(b'>%uI' % len(self.target.cnid_path),
++            cnid_path = struct.pack('>%uI' % len(self.target.cnid_path),
+                                     *self.target.cnid_path)
+             b.write(struct.pack(b'>hh', TAG_CNID_PATH,
+                                  len(cnid_path)))