diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 6da9291..2adf4d2 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import itertools
 import logging
 import multiprocessing
-import sre_constants
 import threading
 from io import StringIO, UnsupportedOperation
 from contextlib import closing
@@ -1907,7 +1906,7 @@
                 try:
                     re.compile(mask)
                     bbmasks.append(mask)
-                except sre_constants.error:
+                except re.error:
                     collectlog.critical("BBMASK contains an invalid regular expression, ignoring: %s" % mask)
 
             # Then validate the combined regular expressions. This should never
@@ -1915,7 +1914,7 @@
             bbmask = "|".join(bbmasks)
             try:
                 bbmask_compiled = re.compile(bbmask)
-            except sre_constants.error:
+            except re.error:
                 collectlog.critical("BBMASK is not a valid regular expression, ignoring: %s" % bbmask)
                 bbmask = None