1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index 2a61386d89..25c412c1ad 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -397,8 +397,7 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
             except bb.parse.SkipRecipe:
                 raise
             except Exception as exc:
-                exc_class, exc, tb = sys.exc_info()
-                raise ExpansionError, ExpansionError(varname, s, exc), tb
+                raise ExpansionError(varname, s, exc) from exc
 
         varparse.value = s