diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
index 49af61c..059de36 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
                 entries = [ x for x in os.listdir(rootdir) if not x.startswith('.') ]
                 bb.utils.mkdirhier(olddir)
                 for entry in entries:
-                    os.rename(os.path.join(rootdir, entry),
+                    bb.utils.rename(os.path.join(rootdir, entry),
                               os.path.join(olddir, entry))
         elif isinstance(e, bb.event.BuildCompleted):
             if reset: