diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index b05894e01..d7e2e187c 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -1192,4 +1192,5 @@ def main():
         from argparse import Namespace
         parser.print_help()
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()