diff --git a/src/Makefile.inc b/src/Makefile.inc
index cd890accc..09bd9e804 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/Makefile.inc
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ CURLX_ONES = \
 	../lib/strtoofft.c \
 	../lib/strdup.c \
 	../lib/rawstr.c \
-	../lib/nonblock.c
+	../lib/nonblock.c \
+	../lib/timeval.c
 
 CURL_CFILES = \
 	tool_binmode.c \
diff --git a/src/tool_cb_prg.c b/src/tool_cb_prg.c
index 9facd9e76..b94442be8 100644
--- a/src/tool_cb_prg.c
+++ b/src/tool_cb_prg.c
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ int tool_progress_cb(void *clientp,
   double percent;
   int barwidth;
   int num;
-  time_t now = time(NULL);
+  struct timeval now = curlx_tvnow();
   struct ProgressData *bar = (struct ProgressData *)clientp;
   curl_off_t total;
   curl_off_t point;
 
-  if(bar->prevtime == now) /* wait with update */
+  if(curlx_tvdiff(now, bar->prevtime) < 200) /* allow 5 Hz */
     return 0;
 
   /* expected transfer size */
diff --git a/src/tool_cb_prg.h b/src/tool_cb_prg.h
index ceb85980c..a20645e86 100644
--- a/src/tool_cb_prg.h
+++ b/src/tool_cb_prg.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 struct ProgressData {
   int         calls;
   curl_off_t  prev;
-  time_t      prevtime;
+  struct timeval prevtime;
   int         width;
   FILE       *out;  /* where to write everything to */
   curl_off_t  initial_size;