diff --git a/e2fsck/message.c b/e2fsck/message.c
index 1e440c5..8bb11df 100644
--- a/e2fsck/message.c
+++ b/e2fsck/message.c
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@
 	ext2_filsys fs = ctx->fs;
 	const char *	cp;
 	int		i;
-	
+
+	e2fsck_clear_progbar(ctx);
 	for (cp = msg; *cp; cp++) {
 		if (cp[0] == '@') {
 			cp++;