2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
index 4f8ac9573b..44ad3965a2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ from bb import data, event, mkdirhier, utils
 bblogger = logging.getLogger('BitBake')
 logger = logging.getLogger('BitBake.Build')
 
-NULL = open('/dev/null', 'r')
-
+NULL = open(os.devnull, 'r+')
 
 # When we execute a python function we'd like certain things
 # in all namespaces, hence we add them to __builtins__
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index d4cea7d5d4..ee7cfe7d61 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ class RunQueueExecute:
             # Make the child the process group leader
             os.setpgid(0, 0)
             # No stdin
-            newsi = os.open('/dev/null', os.O_RDWR)
+            newsi = os.open(os.devnull, os.O_RDWR)
             os.dup2(newsi, sys.stdin.fileno())
             # Stdout to a logfile
             #logout = data.expand("${TMPDIR}/log/stdout.%s" % os.getpid(), self.cfgData, True)