diff --git a/tools/buildman/bsettings.py b/tools/buildman/bsettings.py
index f7f8276e629..e225ac2ca0f 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/bsettings.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/bsettings.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def setup(fname=''):
     global settings
     global config_fname
 
-    settings = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+    settings = configparser.ConfigParser()
     if fname is not None:
         config_fname = fname
         if config_fname == '':