1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index c5bfef55d6..25b614f1e4 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -315,11 +315,10 @@ class BBCooker:
                 dbfile = (self.data.getVar("PERSISTENT_DIR") or self.data.getVar("CACHE")) + "/hashserv.db"
                 upstream = self.data.getVar("BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM") or None
                 if upstream:
-                    import socket
                     try:
-                        sock = socket.create_connection(upstream.split(":"), 5)
-                        sock.close()
-                    except socket.error as e:
+                        with hashserv.create_client(upstream) as client:
+                            client.ping()
+                    except ConnectionError as e:
                         bb.warn("BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM is not valid, unable to connect hash equivalence server at '%s': %s"
                                  % (upstream, repr(e)))