diff --git a/packages/yew-macro/src/html_tree/html_node.rs b/packages/yew-macro/src/html_tree/html_node.rs
index 31ad2e7f938..06be31ccc46 100644
--- a/packages/yew-macro/src/html_tree/html_node.rs
+++ b/packages/yew-macro/src/html_tree/html_node.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ impl Parse for HtmlNode {
                 Lit::ByteStr(lit) => {
                     return Err(syn::Error::new(
                         lit.span(),
-                        "byte-strings can't be converted to HTML text\nnote: remove the `b` prefix",
+                        "byte-strings can't be converted to HTML text
+                         note: remove the `b` prefix or convert this to a `String`",
                     ))
                 }
                 Lit::Verbatim(lit) => {
diff --git a/packages/yew-macro/src/stringify.rs b/packages/yew-macro/src/stringify.rs
index df99398e92e..75764266841 100644
--- a/packages/yew-macro/src/stringify.rs
+++ b/packages/yew-macro/src/stringify.rs
@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ impl Stringify for Lit {
             Lit::Int(v) => v.base10_digits().into(),
             Lit::Float(v) => v.base10_digits().into(),
             Lit::Bool(v) => if v.value() { "true" } else { "false" }.into(),
-            Lit::ByteStr(v) => String::from_utf8(v.value()).ok()?.into(),
             Lit::Byte(v) => v.value().to_string().into(),
-            Lit::Verbatim(v) => v.to_string().into(),
+            Lit::Verbatim(_) | Lit::ByteStr(_) => return None,
             _ => unreachable!("unknown Lit {:?}", self),
         };
         Some(LitStr::new(&s, self.span()))