diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp
index 0958aef..8683155 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/utils.cpp
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@
 
 /* overall progress */
 int progress = 0;
-int do_update_progress = 1; // Set by dumpstate.cpp
+int do_update_progress = 0; // Set by dumpstate.cpp
 
 // TODO: make this function thread safe if sections are generated in parallel.
 void update_progress(int delta) {