diff --git a/utils/apparmor/aa.py b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
index df3e2e9d2..762b286f1 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/aa.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
@@ -1627,7 +1627,10 @@ def read_profiles(ui_msg=False, skip_profiles=()):
                 aaui.UI_Info("skipping profile %s" % full_file)
                 continue
             else:
-                read_profile(full_file, True)
+                try:
+                    read_profile(full_file, True)
+                except AppArmorException as e:
+                    aaui.UI_Info("skipping unparseable profile %s (%s)" % (full_file, e.value))
 
 
 def read_inactive_profiles(skip_profiles=()):
diff --git a/utils/test/test-logprof.py b/utils/test/test-logprof.py
index 9800bb2d3..ae9742a00 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-logprof.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-logprof.py
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class TestLogprof(AATest):
 
         for line in jlog:
             if line.startswith('o '):  # read from stdout
-                output = self.process.stdout.readline().decode("utf-8").strip()
+                while True:
+                    output = self.process.stdout.readline().decode("utf-8").strip()
+                    if "skipping unparseable" not in output:
+                        break
                 self.assertEqual(output, line[2:])
 
             elif line.startswith('i '):  # send to stdin
@@ -124,7 +127,10 @@ class TestLogprof(AATest):
         self.process = self._startLogprof(auditlog, 'allow-all')
 
         for line in slog:
-            output = self.process.stdout.readline().decode("utf-8").strip()
+            while True:
+                output = self.process.stdout.readline().decode("utf-8").strip()
+                if not output.startswith("skipping unparseable"):
+                    break
             self.assertEqual(output, line)
         # give logprof some time to write the updated profile and terminate
         self.process.wait(timeout=0.3)