diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index b27b4ae..3e99bce 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
         os.set_inheritable(self.bitbake_lock.fileno(), True)
         os.set_inheritable(self.readypipein, True)
         serverscript = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/../../../bin/bitbake-server")
-        os.execl(sys.executable, "bitbake-server", serverscript, "decafbad", str(self.bitbake_lock.fileno()), str(self.readypipein), self.logfile, self.bitbake_lock.name, self.sockname,  str(self.server_timeout), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[0]), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[1]))
+        os.execl(sys.executable, "bitbake-server", serverscript, "decafbad", str(self.bitbake_lock.fileno()), str(self.readypipein), self.logfile, self.bitbake_lock.name, self.sockname,  str(self.server_timeout or 0), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[0]), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[1]))
 
 def execServer(lockfd, readypipeinfd, lockname, sockname, server_timeout, xmlrpcinterface):