diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tinfoil.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tinfoil.py
index 1ea46d8eec..7aa653f1aa 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tinfoil.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tinfoil.py
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ class Tinfoil:
 
         # Set up logging
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('BitBake')
-        console = logging.StreamHandler(output)
-        bb.msg.addDefaultlogFilter(console)
+        self._log_hdlr = logging.StreamHandler(output)
+        bb.msg.addDefaultlogFilter(self._log_hdlr)
         format = bb.msg.BBLogFormatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
         if output.isatty():
             format.enable_color()
-        console.setFormatter(format)
-        self.logger.addHandler(console)
+        self._log_hdlr.setFormatter(format)
+        self.logger.addHandler(self._log_hdlr)
 
         self.config = CookerConfiguration()
         configparams = TinfoilConfigParameters(parse_only=True)
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class Tinfoil:
         self.cooker.shutdown(force=True)
         self.cooker.post_serve()
         self.cooker.unlockBitbake()
+        self.logger.removeHandler(self._log_hdlr)
 
 class TinfoilConfigParameters(ConfigParameters):