diff --git a/sau/freebsd.py b/sau/freebsd.py
index 2e980bc..11530cc 100644
--- a/sau/freebsd.py
+++ b/sau/freebsd.py
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ def identify_service_from_bin(exe):
     ret, pkg, err = sau.helpers.exec_cmd(cmd)
     if not pkg:
         raise sau.errors.UnknownServiceError("'{}' does not belong to any package".format(exe))
-    pkg = pkg.decode('utf-8').strip()
+    pkg = pkg.strip()
 
     log.debug('{} belongs to package {}'.format(exe, pkg))
     cmd = [ PKG_PATH, 'info', '-l', pkg ]
     ret, out, err = sau.helpers.exec_cmd(cmd)
     rc_scripts = set()
-    for line in out.decode('utf-8').splitlines():
+    for line in out.splitlines():
         match = re.match(rc_script_re, line.strip())
         if match:
             log.debug('found potential rc-script for {} at {}'.format(exe, match.group(1)))