diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 74cdd3f3ea..6d936ed457 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class BitBakeServer(object):
         os.set_inheritable(self.bitbake_lock.fileno(), True)
         os.set_inheritable(self.readypipein, True)
         serverscript = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/../../../bin/bitbake-server")
-        os.execl(serverscript, serverscript, "decafbad", str(self.bitbake_lock.fileno()), str(self.readypipein), self.logfile, self.bitbake_lock.name, self.sockname,  str(self.server_timeout), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[0]), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[1]))
+        os.execl(sys.executable, "bitbake-server", serverscript, "decafbad", str(self.bitbake_lock.fileno()), str(self.readypipein), self.logfile, self.bitbake_lock.name, self.sockname,  str(self.server_timeout), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[0]), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[1]))
 
 def execServer(lockfd, readypipeinfd, lockname, sockname, server_timeout, xmlrpcinterface):