diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 42c40f2..72cc40a 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -551,12 +551,12 @@
 	const struct ref *rm = mapped_refs;
 
 	if (check_connectivity) {
-		if (0 <= option_verbosity)
+		if (transport->progress)
 			fprintf(stderr, _("Checking connectivity... "));
 		if (check_everything_connected_with_transport(iterate_ref_map,
 							      0, &rm, transport))
 			die(_("remote did not send all necessary objects"));
-		if (0 <= option_verbosity)
+		if (transport->progress)
 			fprintf(stderr, _("done\n"));
 	}
 
diff --git a/t/t5702-clone-options.sh b/t/t5702-clone-options.sh
index d3dbdfe..9e24ec8 100755
--- a/t/t5702-clone-options.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-clone-options.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 test_expect_success 'redirected clone does not show progress' '
 
 	git clone "file://$(pwd)/parent" clone-redirected >out 2>err &&
-	! grep % err
+	! grep % err &&
+	test_i18ngrep ! "Checking connectivity" err
 
 '