diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index c40a3be2125..56147c50a8a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -1324,6 +1324,8 @@ class RunQueue:
         if self.cooker.configuration.profile:
             magic = "decafbadbad"
         fakerootlogs = None
+
+        workerscript = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/../../bin/bitbake-worker")
         if fakeroot:
             magic = magic + "beef"
             mcdata = self.cooker.databuilder.mcdata[mc]
@@ -1332,10 +1334,10 @@ class RunQueue:
             env = os.environ.copy()
             for key, value in (var.split('=') for var in fakerootenv):
                 env[key] = value
-            worker = subprocess.Popen(fakerootcmd + ["bitbake-worker", magic], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, env=env)
+            worker = subprocess.Popen(fakerootcmd + [sys.executable, workerscript, magic], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, env=env)
             fakerootlogs = self.rqdata.dataCaches[mc].fakerootlogs
         else:
-            worker = subprocess.Popen(["bitbake-worker", magic], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+            worker = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, workerscript, magic], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
         bb.utils.nonblockingfd(worker.stdout)
         workerpipe = runQueuePipe(worker.stdout, None, self.cfgData, self, rqexec, fakerootlogs=fakerootlogs)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 5654f60f9e5..d495ac62459 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ 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(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 or 0), str(int(self.profile)), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[0]), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[1]))
+        os.execl(sys.executable, sys.executable, serverscript, "decafbad", str(self.bitbake_lock.fileno()), str(self.readypipein), self.logfile, self.bitbake_lock.name, self.sockname,  str(self.server_timeout or 0), str(int(self.profile)), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[0]), str(self.xmlrpcinterface[1]))
 
 def execServer(lockfd, readypipeinfd, lockname, sockname, server_timeout, xmlrpcinterface, profile):