diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index 0e405acea..0254df888 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@ dkr() {
   else
     shift
   fi
+  if [ "$DOCKER_PSEUDO_TTY" = "no" ]; then
+    PSEUDO_TTY=""
+  else
+    PSEUDO_TTY="-t"
+  fi
+
   SSH_AUTH_DIR=~/
 
   unset MAP_DL_DIR
@@ -487,7 +493,7 @@ dkr() {
     SSH_AUTH_DIR=$(readlink -f $SSH_AUTH_SOCK)
   fi
 
-  docker run --rm -it \
+  docker run --rm -i $PSEUDO_TTY \
     -v $(pwd):$(pwd) \
     -v ~/.ssh:/home/build/.ssh \
     -v ~/.gitconfig:/home/build/.gitconfig \
diff --git a/local.sh.example b/local.sh.example
index 27163ca8f..9720a196a 100644
--- a/local.sh.example
+++ b/local.sh.example
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@
 
 # configure docker container to run bitbake in
 #export DOCKER_REPO=yoedistro/yoe-build:buster
+
+# Flag to control docker launch with pseudo-tty
+# when output is piped or redirected to files then
+# then docker should be launched without tty
+# otherwise it will emit all control characters into
+# redirected log files, default is 'yes'
+#export DOCKER_PSEUDO_TTY=no