diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/useradd.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/useradd.py
index bedfe0e..8fc7756 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oe/useradd.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/useradd.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         error(message)
 
     def error(self, message):
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed(message)
+        bb.fatal(message)
 
 def split_commands(params):
     params = re.split('''[ \t]*;[ \t]*(?=(?:[^'"]|'[^']*'|"[^"]*")*$)''', params.strip())