1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index a7fb44d7d2..c0cc9c6ea2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def better_exec(code, context, text, realfile):
     """
     import bb.parse
     try:
-        exec code in _context, context
+        exec(code, _context, context)
     except:
         (t, value, tb) = sys.exc_info()
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def better_exec(code, context, text, realfile):
         raise
 
 def simple_exec(code, context):
-    exec code in _context, context
+    exec(code, _context, context)
 
 def better_eval(source, locals):
     return eval(source, _context, locals)