diff --git a/lib/progress.c b/lib/progress.c
index 8655dc4c2..9f20a0068 100644
--- a/lib/progress.c
+++ b/lib/progress.c
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void Curl_pgrsStartNow(struct SessionHandle *data)
 {
   data->progress.speeder_c = 0; /* reset the progress meter display */
   data->progress.start = Curl_tvnow();
+  data->progress.flags = 0;
 }
 
 void Curl_pgrsSetDownloadCounter(struct SessionHandle *data, curl_off_t size)