diff --git a/poky/scripts/runqemu b/poky/scripts/runqemu
index c0e569c..39bed03 100755
--- a/poky/scripts/runqemu
+++ b/poky/scripts/runqemu
@@ -5,18 +5,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2011 Linux Foundation
 # Copyright (c) 2016 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -1329,7 +1319,8 @@
             logger.info("SIGTERM received")
             os.kill(config.qemupid, signal.SIGTERM)
             config.cleanup()
-            subprocess.check_call(["tput", "smam"])
+            # Deliberately ignore the return code of 'tput smam'.
+            subprocess.call(["tput", "smam"])
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_handler)
 
         config.check_args()
@@ -1351,7 +1342,8 @@
         return 1
     finally:
         config.cleanup()
-        subprocess.check_call(["tput", "smam"])
+        # Deliberately ignore the return code of 'tput smam'.
+        subprocess.call(["tput", "smam"])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(main())