diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
index 7bbba60..19f5a4e 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         except:
             pass
         self.logger.removeHandler(self.loggerhandler)
+        self.loggerhandler.close()
         self.connection = None
         self.ip = None
         self.server_ip = None