diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index f0ebee34c8..66d7053d83 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir, struct multi_pack_index *
 
 	packs.pack_paths_checked = 0;
 	if (flags & MIDX_PROGRESS)
-		packs.progress = start_progress(_("Adding packfiles to multi-pack-index"), 0);
+		packs.progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Adding packfiles to multi-pack-index"), 0);
 	else
 		packs.progress = NULL;
 
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir, struct multi_pack_index *
 	}
 
 	if (flags & MIDX_PROGRESS)
-		progress = start_progress(_("Writing chunks to multi-pack-index"),
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Writing chunks to multi-pack-index"),
 					  num_chunks);
 	for (i = 0; i < num_chunks; i++) {
 		if (written != chunk_offsets[i])
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ int verify_midx_file(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, unsigned flag
 		return 0;
 
 	if (flags & MIDX_PROGRESS)
-		progress = start_progress(_("Looking for referenced packfiles"),
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Looking for referenced packfiles"),
 					  m->num_packs);
 	for (i = 0; i < m->num_packs; i++) {
 		if (prepare_midx_pack(r, m, i))
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ int expire_midx_packs(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, unsigned fla
 	count = xcalloc(m->num_packs, sizeof(uint32_t));
 
 	if (flags & MIDX_PROGRESS)
-		progress = start_progress(_("Counting referenced objects"),
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Counting referenced objects"),
 					  m->num_objects);
 	for (i = 0; i < m->num_objects; i++) {
 		int pack_int_id = nth_midxed_pack_int_id(m, i);
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ int expire_midx_packs(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, unsigned fla
 	stop_progress(&progress);
 
 	if (flags & MIDX_PROGRESS)
-		progress = start_progress(_("Finding and deleting unreferenced packfiles"),
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Finding and deleting unreferenced packfiles"),
 					  m->num_packs);
 	for (i = 0; i < m->num_packs; i++) {
 		char *pack_name;
diff --git a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
index 2abd29a007..26f224b0e3 100755
--- a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
+++ b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ test_expect_success 'write progress off for redirected stderr' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'write force progress on for stderr' '
-	git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --progress write 2>err &&
+	GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --progress write 2>err &&
 	test_file_not_empty err
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'write with the --no-progress option' '
-	git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --no-progress write 2>err &&
+	GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --no-progress write 2>err &&
 	test_line_count = 0 err
 '
 
@@ -335,17 +335,17 @@ test_expect_success 'git-fsck incorrect offset' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'repack progress off for redirected stderr' '
-	git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir repack 2>err &&
+	GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir repack 2>err &&
 	test_line_count = 0 err
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'repack force progress on for stderr' '
-	git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --progress repack 2>err &&
+	GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --progress repack 2>err &&
 	test_file_not_empty err
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'repack with the --no-progress option' '
-	git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --no-progress repack 2>err &&
+	GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --object-dir=$objdir --no-progress repack 2>err &&
 	test_line_count = 0 err
 '
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ test_expect_success 'expire progress off for redirected stderr' '
 test_expect_success 'expire force progress on for stderr' '
 	(
 		cd dup &&
-		git multi-pack-index --progress expire 2>err &&
+		GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --progress expire 2>err &&
 		test_file_not_empty err
 	)
 '
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ test_expect_success 'expire force progress on for stderr' '
 test_expect_success 'expire with the --no-progress option' '
 	(
 		cd dup &&
-		git multi-pack-index --no-progress expire 2>err &&
+		GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY=0 git multi-pack-index --no-progress expire 2>err &&
 		test_line_count = 0 err
 	)
 '
