diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
index 390ad0503d..2b05d28470 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
+import signal
 
 bindir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 topdir = os.path.dirname(bindir)
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import bb.msg
 logger = bb.msg.logger_create('bitbake-layers', sys.stdout)
 
 def main():
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="BitBake layers utility",
         epilog="Use %(prog)s <subcommand> --help to get help on a specific command",