2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py b/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
index 3164171eb2..47a08194d0 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import threading
 import importlib
-from importlib import machinery
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 
 class KeepAliveStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
     def __init__(self, keepalive=True, **kwargs):
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@ def load_plugins(logger, plugins, pluginpath):
         logger.debug('Loading plugin %s' % name)
         spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(name, path=[pluginpath] )
         if spec:
-            return spec.loader.load_module()
+            mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+            spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+            return mod
 
     def plugin_name(filename):
         return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py b/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
index d9b4e57747..b64568339b 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ __all__ = ['ImagerPlugin', 'SourcePlugin']
 
 import os
 import logging
+import types
 
 from collections import defaultdict
-from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+import importlib
+import importlib.util
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.misc import get_bitbake_var
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ class PluginMgr:
                             mname = fname[:-3]
                             mpath = os.path.join(ppath, fname)
                             logger.debug("loading plugin module %s", mpath)
-                            SourceFileLoader(mname, mpath).load_module()
+                            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(mname, mpath)
+                            module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+                            spec.loader.exec_module(module)
 
         return PLUGINS.get(ptype)