diff --git a/bin/quantum-rootwrap b/bin/quantum-rootwrap
index 96939ae2f..6b9973309 100755
--- a/bin/quantum-rootwrap
+++ b/bin/quantum-rootwrap
@@ -39,21 +39,16 @@
 import ConfigParser
 import os
 import signal
-import subprocess
 import sys
 
+from quantum.common import utils
+
 
 RC_UNAUTHORIZED = 99
 RC_NOCOMMAND = 98
 RC_BADCONFIG = 97
 
 
-def _subprocess_setup():
-    # Python installs a SIGPIPE handler by default. This is usually not what
-    # non-Python subprocesses expect.
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Split arguments, require at least a command
     execname = sys.argv.pop(0)
@@ -87,12 +82,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     filters = wrapper.load_filters(filters_path)
     filtermatch = wrapper.match_filter(filters, userargs)
     if filtermatch:
-        obj = subprocess.Popen(filtermatch.get_command(userargs),
-                               stdin=sys.stdin,
-                               stdout=sys.stdout,
-                               stderr=sys.stderr,
-                               preexec_fn=_subprocess_setup,
-                               env=filtermatch.get_environment(userargs))
+        obj = utils.subprocess_popen(filtermatch.get_command(userargs),
+                                     stdin=sys.stdin,
+                                     stdout=sys.stdout,
+                                     stderr=sys.stderr,
+                                     env=filtermatch.get_environment(userargs))
         obj.wait()
         sys.exit(obj.returncode)
 
diff --git a/quantum/agent/linux/utils.py b/quantum/agent/linux/utils.py
index e8f3b7167..0d11aa0c0 100644
--- a/quantum/agent/linux/utils.py
+++ b/quantum/agent/linux/utils.py
@@ -27,16 +27,12 @@ import struct
 
 from eventlet.green import subprocess
 
+from quantum.common import utils
+
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _subprocess_setup():
-    # Python installs a SIGPIPE handler by default. This is usually not what
-    # non-Python subprocesses expect.
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
-
-
 def execute(cmd, root_helper=None, process_input=None, addl_env=None,
             check_exit_code=True, return_stderr=False):
     if root_helper:
@@ -47,10 +43,11 @@ def execute(cmd, root_helper=None, process_input=None, addl_env=None,
     env = os.environ.copy()
     if addl_env:
         env.update(addl_env)
-    obj = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=False, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                           stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                           preexec_fn=_subprocess_setup,
-                           env=env)
+    obj = utils.subprocess_popen(cmd, shell=False,
+                                 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                 env=env)
 
     _stdout, _stderr = (process_input and
                         obj.communicate(process_input) or
diff --git a/quantum/common/utils.py b/quantum/common/utils.py
index 313ee2af1..f57fafca8 100644
--- a/quantum/common/utils.py
+++ b/quantum/common/utils.py
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import signal
-import subprocess
 import uuid
 
+from eventlet.green import subprocess
+
 from quantum.openstack.common import cfg
-from quantum.openstack.common.exception import ProcessExecutionError
 
 TIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
 
@@ -120,3 +120,16 @@ def find_config_file(options, config_file):
 def str_uuid():
     """Return a uuid as a string"""
     return str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+
+def _subprocess_setup():
+    # Python installs a SIGPIPE handler by default. This is usually not what
+    # non-Python subprocesses expect.
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
+
+def subprocess_popen(args, stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=None, shell=False,
+                     env=None):
+    return subprocess.Popen(args, shell=shell, stdin=stdin, stdout=stdout,
+                            stderr=stderr, preexec_fn=_subprocess_setup,
+                            env=env)
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_rootwrap.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_rootwrap.py
index 42ab473f7..979ff20ca 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_rootwrap.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_rootwrap.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 import unittest2 as unittest
 
+from quantum.common import utils
 from quantum.rootwrap import filters
 from quantum.rootwrap import wrapper
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class RootwrapTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(env.get('QUANTUM_NETWORK_ID'), 'foobar')
 
     def test_KillFilter(self):
-        p = subprocess.Popen(["/bin/sleep", "5"])
+        p = utils.subprocess_popen(["/bin/sleep", "5"])
         f = filters.KillFilter("root", "/bin/sleep", "-9", "-HUP")
         f2 = filters.KillFilter("root", "/usr/bin/sleep", "-9", "-HUP")
         usercmd = ['kill', '-ALRM', p.pid]