diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 39e10e6..b2d69c2 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@
                 dbfile = (self.data.getVar("PERSISTENT_DIR") or self.data.getVar("CACHE")) + "/hashserv.db"
                 self.hashservaddr = "unix://%s/hashserve.sock" % self.data.getVar("TOPDIR")
                 self.hashserv = hashserv.create_server(self.hashservaddr, dbfile, sync=False)
-                self.hashserv.process = multiprocessing.Process(target=self.hashserv.serve_forever)
-                self.hashserv.process.start()
+                self.hashserv.serve_as_process()
             self.data.setVar("BB_HASHSERVE", self.hashservaddr)
             self.databuilder.origdata.setVar("BB_HASHSERVE", self.hashservaddr)
             self.databuilder.data.setVar("BB_HASHSERVE", self.hashservaddr)