diff --git a/src/nix/progress-bar.cc b/src/nix/progress-bar.cc
index 8e7ba95a3..2eccea4ad 100644
--- a/src/nix/progress-bar.cc
+++ b/src/nix/progress-bar.cc
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ public:
         state->active = false;
         std::string status = getStatus(*state);
         writeToStderr("\r\e[K");
+        /*
         if (status != "")
             writeToStderr("[" + status + "]\n");
+        */
         updateCV.notify_one();
         quitCV.notify_one();
     }