diff --git a/poky/scripts/wic b/poky/scripts/wic
index 57197c2..4bcff8f 100755
--- a/poky/scripts/wic
+++ b/poky/scripts/wic
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import subprocess
+import shutil
 
 from collections import namedtuple
-from distutils import spawn
 
 # External modules
 scripts_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             break
         sdkroot = os.path.dirname(sdkroot)
 
-bitbake_exe = spawn.find_executable('bitbake')
+bitbake_exe = shutil.which('bitbake')
 if bitbake_exe:
     bitbake_path = scriptpath.add_bitbake_lib_path()
     import bb