2 files changed, 4 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 7a49e4f351..02914b52bb 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ python fixup_perms () {
 
 python split_and_strip_files () {
     import stat, errno
+    import subprocess
 
     dvar = d.getVar('PKGD')
     pn = d.getVar('PN')
@@ -933,12 +934,7 @@ python split_and_strip_files () {
     # 16 - kernel module
     def isELF(path):
         type = 0
-        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file -b '%s'" % path)
-
-        if ret:
-            msg = "split_and_strip_files: 'file %s' failed" % path
-            package_qa_handle_error("split-strip", msg, d)
-            return type
+        result = subprocess.check_output(["file", "-b", path], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode("utf-8")
 
         # Not stripped
         if "ELF" in result:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package.py b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
index 4f3e21ad40..8a303106a9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def strip_execs(pn, dstdir, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, qa_already_stripped=
     :param qa_already_stripped: Set to True if already-stripped' in ${INSANE_SKIP}
     This is for proper logging and messages only.
     """
-    import stat, errno, oe.path, oe.utils, mmap
+    import stat, errno, oe.path, oe.utils, mmap, subprocess
 
     # Detect .ko module by searching for "vermagic=" string
     def is_kernel_module(path):
@@ -72,11 +72,7 @@ def strip_execs(pn, dstdir, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, qa_already_stripped=
     # 16 - kernel module
     def is_elf(path):
         exec_type = 0
-        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file -b '%s'" % path)
-
-        if ret:
-            bb.error("split_and_strip_files: 'file %s' failed" % path)
-            return exec_type
+        result = subprocess.check_output(["file", "-b", path], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode("utf-8")
 
         if "ELF" in result:
             exec_type |= 1