diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 8ac0f9901be..7e2bd0a7b7a 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def copytree(src, dst, symlinks=False, ignore=None):
 def conf_subproject (conf, subdir, command=None):
   print("---- %s ----" % subdir)
   src = join(conf.srcdir, subdir)
-  if not os.path.exists (src): fatal("no such subproject " + subdir)
+  if not os.path.exists (src): conf.fatal("no such subproject " + subdir)
 
   default_tgt = join(conf.blddir, "default", subdir)
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def conf_subproject (conf, subdir, command=None):
 
   if command:
     if os.system("cd %s && %s" % (default_tgt, command)) != 0:
-      fatal("Configuring %s failed." % (subdir))
+      conf.fatal("Configuring %s failed." % (subdir))
 
   debug_tgt = join(conf.blddir, "debug", subdir)
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def configure(conf):
 
   if not conf.check(lib="execinfo", libpath=['/usr/lib', '/usr/local/lib'], uselib_store="EXECINFO"):
     if sys.platform.startswith("freebsd"):
-      fatal("Install the libexecinfo port from /usr/ports/devel/libexecinfo.")
+      conf.fatal("Install the libexecinfo port from /usr/ports/devel/libexecinfo.")
 
   if conf.check_cfg(package='gnutls',
                     args='--cflags --libs',