diff --git a/tools/buildman/bsettings.py b/tools/buildman/bsettings.py
index e225ac2ca0f..aea724fc559 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/bsettings.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/bsettings.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def setup(fname=''):
             settings.read(config_fname)
 
 def add_file(data):
-    settings.readfp(io.StringIO(data))
+    settings.read_file(io.StringIO(data))
 
 def get_items(section):
     """Get the items from a section of the config.