diff --git a/pscp.c b/pscp.c
index d99c8d83..67db1e9d 100644
--- a/pscp.c
+++ b/pscp.c
@@ -576,11 +576,11 @@ static void print_stats(const char *name, uint64 size, uint64 done,
 	    printf("%*s", prev_stats_len - len, "");
 	prev_stats_len = len;
 
+        progress_bar_displayed = TRUE;
+
 	if (uint64_compare(done, size) == 0)
             abandon_progress_bar();
 
-        progress_bar_displayed = TRUE;
-
 	fflush(stdout);
     }