diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index d1de7572d7..b30945c4b0 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1646,6 +1646,8 @@ class CookerParser(object):
                     yield result
 
     def parse_next(self):
+        result = []
+        parsed = None
         try:
             parsed, result = self.results.next()
         except StopIteration: