diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index aa06666e..674d2ef1 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ repos:
         args: [--py38-plus]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.0.282
+    rev: v0.0.284
     hooks:
     - id: ruff
       args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix]
diff --git a/pyvex/lifting/lift_function.py b/pyvex/lifting/lift_function.py
index e423cedc..cadce6a8 100644
--- a/pyvex/lifting/lift_function.py
+++ b/pyvex/lifting/lift_function.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def lift(
             u_data = data
             if lifter.REQUIRE_DATA_C:
                 if c_data is None:
-                    u_data = ffi.from_buffer(ffi.BVoidP, py_data + b"\0" * 8 if type(py_data) is bytes else py_data)
+                    u_data = ffi.from_buffer(ffi.BVoidP, py_data + b"\0" * 8 if isinstance(py_data, bytes) else py_data)
                     max_bytes = min(len(py_data), max_bytes) if max_bytes is not None else len(py_data)
                 else:
                     u_data = c_data