diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
index 00304b4e62..8937f083a1 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def exec_func_shell(function, d, runfile, cwd=None):
 
     with open(runfile, 'w') as script:
         script.write('#!/bin/sh -e\n')
-        if bb.msg.loggerVerbose:
+        if bb.msg.loggerDefaultVerbose:
             script.write("set -x\n")
         data.emit_func(function, script, d)
         if cwd:
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def exec_func_shell(function, d, runfile, cwd=None):
 
     cmd = runfile
 
-    if bb.msg.loggerVerbose:
+    if bb.msg.loggerDefaultVerbose:
         logfile = LogTee(logger, sys.stdout)
     else:
         logfile = sys.stdout
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py
index b7ae761e4e..20d9bdd726 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/msg.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def init_msgconfig(verbose, debug, debug_domains = []):
     """
     Set default verbosity and debug levels config the logger
     """
-    bb.msg.loggerDebugLevel = debug
-    bb.msg.loggerVerbose = verbose
+    bb.msg.loggerDefaultDebugLevel = debug
+    bb.msg.loggerDefaultVerbose = verbose
     bb.msg.loggerDefaultDomains = debug_domains
 
 def addDefaultlogFilter(handler):