diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
index d81e4138ba..ca845a32ad 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/ncurses.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class NCursesUI:
 #                            bb.error("log data follows (%s)" % logfile)
 #                            number_of_lines = data.getVar("BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES", d)
 #                            if number_of_lines:
-#                                subprocess.call('tail -n%s %s' % (number_of_lines, logfile), shell=True)
+#                                subprocess.check_call('tail -n%s %s' % (number_of_lines, logfile), shell=True)
 #                            else:
 #                                f = open(logfile, "r")
 #                                while True:
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 077fddc0ee..6a44db57d7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def remove(path, recurse=False):
             if _check_unsafe_delete_path(path):
                 raise Exception('bb.utils.remove: called with dangerous path "%s" and recurse=True, refusing to delete!' % path)
         # shutil.rmtree(name) would be ideal but its too slow
-        subprocess.call(['rm', '-rf'] + glob.glob(path))
+        subprocess.check_call(['rm', '-rf'] + glob.glob(path))
         return
     for name in glob.glob(path):
         try: