diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py
index 59aa80d..53186c4 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import oe.classutils
 import shlex
 from bb.process import Popen, ExecutionError
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('BitBake.OE.Terminal')
 
@@ -86,10 +85,10 @@
     def __init__(self, sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
         # Check version
         vernum = check_terminal_version("konsole")
-        if vernum and LooseVersion(vernum) < '2.0.0':
+        if vernum and bb.utils.vercmp_string_op(vernum, "2.0.0", "<"):
             # Konsole from KDE 3.x
             self.command = 'konsole -T "{title}" -e {command}'
-        elif vernum and LooseVersion(vernum) < '16.08.1':
+        elif vernum and bb.utils.vercmp_string_op(vernum, "16.08.1", "<"):
             # Konsole pre 16.08.01 Has nofork
             self.command = 'konsole --nofork --workdir . -p tabtitle="{title}" -e {command}'
         XTerminal.__init__(self, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@
 
 def check_tmux_version(desired):
     vernum = check_terminal_version("tmux")
-    if vernum and LooseVersion(vernum) < desired:
+    if vernum and bb.utils.vercmp_string_op(vernum, desired, "<"):
         return False
     return vernum