diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 07bf5eb426..e6ba79346c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ SHLIBSWORKDIR = "${PKGDESTWORK}/${MLPREFIX}shlibs2"
 
 python package_do_shlibs() {
     import itertools
-    import re, pipes
+    import re, shlex
     import subprocess
 
     exclude_shlibs = d.getVar('EXCLUDE_FROM_SHLIBS', False)
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ python package_do_shlibs() {
         sonames = set()
         renames = []
         ldir = os.path.dirname(file).replace(pkgdest + "/" + pkg, '')
-        cmd = d.getVar('OBJDUMP') + " -p " + pipes.quote(file) + " 2>/dev/null"
+        cmd = d.getVar('OBJDUMP') + " -p " + shlex.quote(file) + " 2>/dev/null"
         fd = os.popen(cmd)
         lines = fd.readlines()
         fd.close()