diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/base.html b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/base.html
index c8c1daeb75..2d2bfcaf99 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/base.html
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/base.html
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 <script>
 function reload_params(params) {
     uri = window.location.href;
-    [url, parameters] = uri.split("?");
+    splitlist = uri.split("?");
+    url = splitlist[0], parameters=splitlist[1];
     // deserialize the call parameters
     cparams = parameters.split("&");
     nparams = {}
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/basetable_bottom.html b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/basetable_bottom.html
index 4eb303da79..ac14363798 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/basetable_bottom.html
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/basetable_bottom.html
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
     setting = save.split(';');
     for ( i = 0; i < setting.length; i++) {
         if (setting[i].length > 0) {
-            [id, v] = setting[i].split(':');
+            splitlist = setting[i].split(':');
+            id = splitlist[0], v = splitlist[1];
             if (v == 'true') {
                 $('.chbxtoggle#'+id).prop('checked', true);
             }