diff --git a/python/tvm/autotvm/tuner/xgboost_cost_model.py b/python/tvm/autotvm/tuner/xgboost_cost_model.py
index 81904354c5fd..99972ee3d74e 100644
--- a/python/tvm/autotvm/tuner/xgboost_cost_model.py
+++ b/python/tvm/autotvm/tuner/xgboost_cost_model.py
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 """XGBoost as cost model"""
 
-import multiprocessing
 import logging
 import time
 
 import numpy as np
 
+from tvm.contrib.popen_pool import PopenPoolExecutor, StatusKind
+
 from .. import feature
 from ..utils import get_rank
 from .metric import max_curve, recall_curve, cover_curve
@@ -153,20 +154,14 @@ def _reset_pool(self, space, target, task):
 
         self._close_pool()
 
-        # Use global variable to pass common arguments. This is only used when
-        # new processes are started with fork. We have to set the globals
-        # before we create the pool, so that processes in the pool get the
-        # correct globals.
-        global _extract_space, _extract_target, _extract_task
-        _extract_space = space
-        _extract_target = target
-        _extract_task = task
-        self.pool = multiprocessing.Pool(self.num_threads)
+        self.pool = PopenPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=self.num_threads,
+            initializer=_extract_popen_initializer,
+            initargs=(space, target, task),
+        )
 
     def _close_pool(self):
         if self.pool:
-            self.pool.terminate()
-            self.pool.join()
             self.pool = None
 
     def _get_pool(self):
@@ -247,13 +242,16 @@ def fit_log(self, records, plan_size, min_seed_records=500):
             feature_extract_func = _extract_curve_feature_log
         else:
             raise RuntimeError("Invalid feature type: " + self.fea_type)
-        res = pool.map(feature_extract_func, data)
+        result = pool.map_with_error_catching(feature_extract_func, data)
 
         # filter out feature with different shapes
         fea_len = len(self._get_feature([0])[0])
 
         xs, ys = [], []
-        for x, y in res:
+        for res in result:
+            if res.status != StatusKind.COMPLETE:
+                continue
+            x, y = res.value
             if len(x) == fea_len:
                 xs.append(x)
                 ys.append(y)
@@ -327,14 +325,9 @@ def _get_feature(self, indexes):
 
         if need_extract:
             pool = self._get_pool()
-            # If we are forking, we can pass arguments in globals for better performance
-            if multiprocessing.get_start_method(False) == "fork":
-                feas = pool.map(self.feature_extract_func, need_extract)
-            else:
-                args = [(self.space.get(x), self.target, self.task) for x in need_extract]
-                feas = pool.map(self.feature_extract_func, args)
+            feas = pool.map_with_error_catching(self.feature_extract_func, need_extract)
             for i, fea in zip(need_extract, feas):
-                fea_cache[i] = fea
+                fea_cache[i] = fea.value if fea.status == StatusKind.COMPLETE else None
 
         feature_len = None
         for idx in indexes:
@@ -358,17 +351,20 @@ def __del__(self):
 _extract_task = None
 
 
+def _extract_popen_initializer(space, target, task):
+    global _extract_space, _extract_target, _extract_task
+    _extract_space = space
+    _extract_target = target
+    _extract_task = task
+
+
 def _extract_itervar_feature_index(args):
     """extract iteration var feature for an index in extract_space"""
     try:
-        if multiprocessing.get_start_method(False) == "fork":
-            config = _extract_space.get(args)
-            with _extract_target:
-                sch, fargs = _extract_task.instantiate(config)
-        else:
-            config, target, task = args
-            with target:
-                sch, fargs = task.instantiate(config)
+        config = _extract_space.get(args)
+        with _extract_target:
+            sch, fargs = _extract_task.instantiate(config)
+
         fea = feature.get_itervar_feature_flatten(sch, fargs, take_log=True)
         fea = np.concatenate((fea, list(config.get_other_option().values())))
         return fea
@@ -398,10 +394,9 @@ def _extract_itervar_feature_log(arg):
 def _extract_knob_feature_index(args):
     """extract knob feature for an index in extract_space"""
     try:
-        if multiprocessing.get_start_method(False) == "fork":
-            config = _extract_space.get(args)
-        else:
-            config = args[0]
+
+        config = _extract_space.get(args)
+
         return config.get_flatten_feature()
     except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
         return None
@@ -428,14 +423,11 @@ def _extract_knob_feature_log(arg):
 def _extract_curve_feature_index(args):
     """extract sampled curve feature for an index in extract_space"""
     try:
-        if multiprocessing.get_start_method(False) == "fork":
-            config = _extract_space.get(args)
-            with _extract_target:
-                sch, fargs = _extract_task.instantiate(config)
-        else:
-            config, target, task = args
-            with target:
-                sch, fargs = task.instantiate(config)
+
+        config = _extract_space.get(args)
+        with _extract_target:
+            sch, fargs = _extract_task.instantiate(config)
+
         fea = feature.get_buffer_curve_sample_flatten(sch, fargs, sample_n=20)
         fea = np.concatenate((fea, list(config.get_other_option().values())))
         return np.array(fea)