diff --git a/poky/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker b/poky/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
index a3ea5d9..d743ff5 100755
--- a/poky/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
+++ b/poky/bitbake/bin/bitbake-worker
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 
                 bb.utils.set_process_name("%s:%s" % (the_data.getVar("PN"), taskname.replace("do_", "")))
 
-                if not the_data.getVarFlag(taskname, 'network', False):
+                if not bb.utils.to_boolean(the_data.getVarFlag(taskname, 'network')):
                     if bb.utils.is_local_uid(uid):
                         logger.debug("Attempting to disable network for %s" % taskname)
                         bb.utils.disable_network(uid, gid)