1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
index 933af92dce..da705295bc 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ def runqemu(pn, ssh=True, runqemuparams='', image_fstype=None, launch_cmd=None,
         yield qemu
 
     finally:
+        targetlogger.removeHandler(handler)
         try:
             qemu.stop()
         except:
             pass
-    targetlogger.removeHandler(handler)
 
 def updateEnv(env_file):
     """