diff --git a/src/wxpybuffer.h b/src/wxpybuffer.h
index 80d5e5ca..501ca9bc 100644
--- a/src/wxpybuffer.h
+++ b/src/wxpybuffer.h
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ public:
         #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
             // Old buffer protocol
             int rv = PyObject_AsReadBuffer(obj, (const void**)&m_ptr, &m_len);
-            return rv != -1;
-        #else
+            if (rv != -1)
+                return true;
+        #endif
             // New buffer protocol
             Py_buffer view;
             if (PyObject_GetBuffer(obj, &view, PyBUF_SIMPLE) != 0)
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ public:
             m_len = view.len;
             PyBuffer_Release(&view);
             return true;
-        #endif
     }
 
 
diff --git a/wx/tools/pywxrc.py b/wx/tools/pywxrc.py
index 649c0e7c..32c1c8a6 100644
--- a/wx/tools/pywxrc.py
+++ b/wx/tools/pywxrc.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def __init_resources():
 """
 
     ADD_FILE_TO_MEMFS = """\
-    wx.MemoryFSHandler.AddFile('XRC/%(memoryPath)s/%(filename)s', bytearray(%(filename)s))
+    wx.MemoryFSHandler.AddFile('XRC/%(memoryPath)s/%(filename)s', memoryview(%(filename)s))
 """
 
     LOAD_RES_MEMFS = """\