diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index eed489f5d4..41f70ab95a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1455,6 +1455,7 @@ class Parser(multiprocessing.Process):
         self.init = init
         multiprocessing.Process.__init__(self)
         self.context = bb.utils._context.copy()
+        self.handlers = bb.event._handlers.copy()
 
     def run(self):
         if self.init:
@@ -1490,6 +1491,7 @@ class Parser(multiprocessing.Process):
     def parse(self, filename, appends, caches_array):
         try:
             bb.utils._context = self.context.copy()
+            bb.event._handlers = self.handlers.copy()
             return True, bb.cache.Cache.parse(filename, appends, self.cfg, caches_array)
         except Exception as exc:
             tb = sys.exc_info()[2]