diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 1f5540716a..f9057020fe 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def lockfile(name, shared=False, retry=True):
                     return lf
             lf.close()
         except Exception:
-            continue
+            pass
         if not retry:
             return None