diff --git a/meta/files/toolchain-shar-extract.sh b/meta/files/toolchain-shar-extract.sh
index a5c5d0444e..06934e5a9a 100644
--- a/meta/files/toolchain-shar-extract.sh
+++ b/meta/files/toolchain-shar-extract.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+
+# The pipefail option is now part of POSIX (POSIX.1-2024) and available in more
+# and more shells. Enable it if available to make the SDK installer more robust.
+(set -o pipefail 2> /dev/null) && set -o pipefail
+
 #Make sure at least one python is installed
 INIT_PYTHON=$(command -v python3 2>/dev/null )
 [ -z "$INIT_PYTHON" ] && INIT_PYTHON=$(command -v python2 2>/dev/null)