diff --git a/autotests/testNetconfig/connection_test.py b/autotests/testNetconfig/connection_test.py
index 99fe734c..b1d4afef 100644
--- a/autotests/testNetconfig/connection_test.py
+++ b/autotests/testNetconfig/connection_test.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         # TODO: This could be moved into test-runner itself if other tests ever
         #       require this functionality (p2p, FILS, etc.). Since its simple
         #       enough it can stay here for now.
-        ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', hapd.ifname, '192.168.1.1', 'netmask', '255.255.255.0'],
-                                wait=True)
-        ctx.start_process(['touch', '/tmp/dhcpd.leases'], wait=True)
+        ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', hapd.ifname, '192.168.1.1',
+                            'netmask', '255.255.255.0']).wait()
+        ctx.start_process(['touch', '/tmp/dhcpd.leases']).wait()
         cls.dhcpd_pid = ctx.start_process(['dhcpd', '-f', '-cf', '/tmp/dhcpd.conf',
                                             '-lf', '/tmp/dhcpd.leases',
                                             hapd.ifname], cleanup=remove_lease)
diff --git a/autotests/testNetconfig/static_test.py b/autotests/testNetconfig/static_test.py
index 21384a7b..eb918e92 100644
--- a/autotests/testNetconfig/static_test.py
+++ b/autotests/testNetconfig/static_test.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         # TODO: This could be moved into test-runner itself if other tests ever
         #       require this functionality (p2p, FILS, etc.). Since its simple
         #       enough it can stay here for now.
-        ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', hapd.ifname, '192.168.1.1', 'netmask', '255.255.255.0'],
-                                wait=True)
-        ctx.start_process(['touch', '/tmp/dhcpd.leases'], wait=True)
+        ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', hapd.ifname, '192.168.1.1',
+                            'netmask', '255.255.255.0']).wait()
+        ctx.start_process(['touch', '/tmp/dhcpd.leases']).wait()
         cls.dhcpd_pid = ctx.start_process(['dhcpd', '-f', '-cf', '/tmp/dhcpd.conf',
                                             '-lf', '/tmp/dhcpd.leases',
                                             hapd.ifname], cleanup=remove_lease)
diff --git a/autotests/testP2P/connection_test.py b/autotests/testP2P/connection_test.py
index 52da0edc..46440053 100644
--- a/autotests/testP2P/connection_test.py
+++ b/autotests/testP2P/connection_test.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(wpas.p2p_group['role'], 'GO' if not go else 'client')
 
         if not go:
-            ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', peer_ifname, '192.168.1.20', 'netmask', '255.255.255.0'], wait=True)
+            ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', peer_ifname, '192.168.1.20', 'netmask', '255.255.255.0']).wait()
             os.system('> /tmp/dhcp.leases')
             dhcp = ctx.start_process(['dhcpd', '-f', '-cf', '/tmp/dhcpd.conf', '-lf', '/tmp/dhcp.leases', peer_ifname])
             self.dhcp = dhcp
diff --git a/autotests/testSAE-roam/connection_test.py b/autotests/testSAE-roam/connection_test.py
index da7413f9..20d94c8f 100644
--- a/autotests/testSAE-roam/connection_test.py
+++ b/autotests/testSAE-roam/connection_test.py
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
                             HostapdCLI(config='ft-psk-3.conf') ]
 
         ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', cls.bss_hostapd[0].ifname, 'down', 'hw', \
-                                'ether', '12:00:00:00:00:01', 'up'], wait=True)
+                                'ether', '12:00:00:00:00:01', 'up']).wait()
         ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', cls.bss_hostapd[1].ifname, 'down', 'hw', \
-                                'ether', '12:00:00:00:00:02', 'up'], wait=True)
+                                'ether', '12:00:00:00:00:02', 'up']).wait()
         ctx.start_process(['ifconfig', cls.bss_hostapd[2].ifname, 'down', 'hw', \
-                                'ether', '12:00:00:00:00:03', 'up'], wait=True)
+                                'ether', '12:00:00:00:00:03', 'up']).wait()
 
         # Set interface addresses to those expected by hostapd config files
         cls.bss_hostapd[0].reload()