diff --git a/poky/scripts/wic b/poky/scripts/wic
index 37dfe2d..b4b7212 100755
--- a/poky/scripts/wic
+++ b/poky/scripts/wic
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import sys
 import argparse
 import logging
+import subprocess
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 from distutils import spawn
@@ -63,10 +64,7 @@
 bitbake_exe = spawn.find_executable('bitbake')
 if bitbake_exe:
     bitbake_path = scriptpath.add_bitbake_lib_path()
-    from bb import cookerdata
-    from bb.main import bitbake_main, BitBakeConfigParameters
-else:
-    bitbake_main = None
+    import bb
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.misc import get_bitbake_var, BB_VARS
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@
     Command-line handling for image creation.  The real work is done
     by image.engine.wic_create()
     """
-    if options.build_rootfs and not bitbake_main:
+    if options.build_rootfs and not bitbake_exe:
         raise WicError("Can't build rootfs as bitbake is not in the $PATH")
 
     if not options.image_name:
@@ -160,9 +158,7 @@
                 argv.append("--debug")
 
             logger.info("Building rootfs...\n")
-            if bitbake_main(BitBakeConfigParameters(argv),
-                            cookerdata.CookerConfiguration()):
-                raise WicError("bitbake exited with error")
+            subprocess.check_call(argv)
 
         rootfs_dir = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_ROOTFS", options.image_name)
         kernel_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", options.image_name)
@@ -179,9 +175,7 @@
 
     if not options.vars_dir and (not native_sysroot or not os.path.isdir(native_sysroot)):
         logger.info("Building wic-tools...\n")
-        if bitbake_main(BitBakeConfigParameters("bitbake wic-tools".split()),
-                        cookerdata.CookerConfiguration()):
-            raise WicError("bitbake wic-tools failed")
+        subprocess.check_call(["bitbake", "wic-tools"])
         native_sysroot = get_bitbake_var("RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE", "wic-tools")
 
     if not native_sysroot: