diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/tiles.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/tiles.py
index 07310ad9..aabe7ac8 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/tiles.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/utils/tiles.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import base64
+import binascii
 import hashlib
 import hmac
 import time
@@ -49,6 +50,6 @@ def build_access_cache_key(access_permissions: set):
 
 def build_tile_etag(level_id, zoom, x, y, base_cache_key, access_cache_key, tile_secret):
     # we want a short etag so HTTP 304 responses are tiny
-    return '"' + base64.b64encode(hashlib.sha256(
+    return '"' + binascii.b2a_base64(hashlib.sha256(
         ('%d-%d-%d-%d:%s:%s:%s' % (level_id, zoom, x, y, base_cache_key, access_cache_key, tile_secret[:26])).encode()
-    ).digest()).decode()[:16] + '"'
+    ).digest(), newline=False).decode()[:16] + '"'