diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index f364a45..5eba219 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
                         os.remove(removefile)
                 else:
                     tf.write(line)
-    os.rename(newfile, origfile)
+    bb.utils.rename(newfile, origfile)
 
 def get_staging_kver(srcdir):
     # Kernel version from work-shared
@@ -1094,10 +1094,10 @@
 
     # Rename bbappend
     logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (append, newappend))
-    os.rename(append, newappend)
+    bb.utils.rename(append, newappend)
     # Rename recipe file
     logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (recipefile, newfile))
-    os.rename(recipefile, newfile)
+    bb.utils.rename(recipefile, newfile)
 
     # Rename source tree if it's the default path
     appendmd5 = None
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@
         if match_name:
             # Rename patch files
             if new_patch != match_name:
-                os.rename(os.path.join(destdir, new_patch),
+                bb.utils.rename(os.path.join(destdir, new_patch),
                           os.path.join(destdir, match_name))
             # Need to pop it off the list now before checking changed_revs
             oldpath = existing_patches.pop(old_patch)