diff --git a/progress.c b/progress.c
index 98a01c84c..5e20fb40d 100644
--- a/progress.c
+++ b/progress.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void rprint_progress(OFF_T ofs, OFF_T size, struct timeval *now, int is_l
 
 	output_needs_newline = 0;
 	pct = ofs == size ? 100 : (int) (100.0 * ofs / size);
-	rprintf(FCLIENT, "\r%15s %3d%% %7sB/s %s%s",
+	rprintf(FCLIENT, "\r%15sB %3d%% %7sB/s %s%s",
 		human_num(ofs), pct, human_num(rate), rembuf, eol);
 	if (!is_last && !quiet) {
 		output_needs_newline = 1;