diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 30131fb478..182d0449e6 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1731,6 +1731,8 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         if self.parser:
             self.parser.shutdown(clean=not force, force=force)
+        self.notifier.stop()
+        self.confignotifier.stop()
 
     def finishcommand(self):
         self.state = state.initial