diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 0d9828e..7523463 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	static int no_renames = -1;
 	static const char *rename_score_arg = (const char *)-1;
 	static struct wt_status s;
+	unsigned int progress_flag = 0;
 	int fd;
 	struct object_id oid;
 	static struct option builtin_status_options[] = {
@@ -1355,8 +1356,13 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		       PATHSPEC_PREFER_FULL,
 		       prefix, argv);
 
-	read_cache_preload(&s.pathspec);
-	refresh_index(&the_index, REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED, &s.pathspec, NULL, NULL);
+	if (status_format != STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN &&
+	    status_format != STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN_V2)
+		progress_flag = REFRESH_PROGRESS;
+	read_index_preload(&the_index, &s.pathspec, progress_flag);
+	refresh_index(&the_index,
+		      REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED|progress_flag,
+		      &s.pathspec, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (use_optional_locks())
 		fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 0);