diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 4d4fa6d1be..f62faed000 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -860,11 +860,10 @@ class ConnectionWriter(object):
                 process.queue_signals = True
                 self._send(obj)
                 process.queue_signals = False
-                try:
-                    for sig in process.signal_received.pop():
-                        process.handle_sig(sig, None)
-                except IndexError:
-                    pass
+
+                while len(process.signal_received) > 0:
+                    sig = process.signal_received.pop()
+                    process.handle_sig(sig, None)
         else:
             self._send(obj)