diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index d6afa21542..0b79f92e25 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ def better_exec(code, context, text = None, realfile = "<code>", pythonexception
         (t, value, tb) = sys.exc_info()
         try:
             _print_exception(t, value, tb, realfile, text, context)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("Exception handler error: %s" % str(e))
+        except Exception as e2:
+            logger.error("Exception handler error: %s" % str(e2))
 
         e = bb.BBHandledException(e)
         raise e