diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index 6133c1c5b4d..c18887c6ced 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def setup_git_repo(repodir, version, devbranch, basetag='devtool-base', d=None):
         bb.process.run('git add -f -A .', cwd=repodir)
         commit_cmd = ['git']
         oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(commit_cmd, d=d)
-        commit_cmd += ['commit', '-q']
+        commit_cmd += ['commit', '-q', '--no-gpg-sign']
         stdout, _ = bb.process.run('git status --porcelain', cwd=repodir)
         if not stdout:
             commit_cmd.append('--allow-empty')