3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py
index 0435dfa125..0bf5917e48 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class MasterImageHardwareTarget(oeqa.targetcontrol.BaseTarget, metaclass=ABCMeta
         if self.powercontrol_cmd:
             cmd = "%s %s" % (self.powercontrol_cmd, msg)
             try:
-                commands.runCmd(cmd, assert_error=False, preexec_fn=os.setsid, env=self.origenv)
+                commands.runCmd(cmd, assert_error=False, start_new_session=True, env=self.origenv)
             except CommandError as e:
                 bb.fatal(str(e))
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
index 63fc9468b3..090b40a814 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
         "stdin": None,
         "shell": False,
         "bufsize": -1,
-        "preexec_fn": os.setsid,
+        "start_new_session": True,
     }
     options.update(opts)
     output = ''
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py
index 49a07264c6..36c2ecb3db 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class SSHProcess(object):
             "stdin": None,
             "shell": False,
             "bufsize": -1,
-            "preexec_fn": os.setsid,
+            "start_new_session": True,
         }
         self.options = dict(self.defaultopts)
         self.options.update(options)