diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass
index 84232ed..fe840d9 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/populate_sdk_ext.bbclass
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
             shutil.rmtree(temp_sdkbasepath)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
-        os.rename(sdkbasepath, temp_sdkbasepath)
+        bb.utils.rename(sdkbasepath, temp_sdkbasepath)
         cmdprefix = '. %s .; ' % conf_initpath
         logfile = d.getVar('WORKDIR') + '/tasklist_bb_log.txt'
         try:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
             if 'attempted to execute unexpectedly and should have been setscened' in e.stdout:
                 msg += '\n----------\n\nNOTE: "attempted to execute unexpectedly and should have been setscened" errors indicate this may be caused by missing sstate artifacts that were likely produced in earlier builds, but have been subsequently deleted for some reason.\n'
             bb.fatal(msg)
-        os.rename(temp_sdkbasepath, sdkbasepath)
+        bb.utils.rename(temp_sdkbasepath, sdkbasepath)
         # Clean out residue of running bitbake, which check_sstate_task_list()
         # will effectively do
         clean_esdk_builddir(d, sdkbasepath)