diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/codeparser.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/codeparser.py
index f4482a46b8..be625a0c21 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/codeparser.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/codeparser.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def parser_cache_save(d):
     try:
         p = pickle.Unpickler(file(cachefile, "rb"))
         data, version = p.load()
-    except IOError:
+    except IOError, EOFError:
         data, version = None, None
 
     if version == PARSERCACHE_VERSION: