diff --git a/master.cfg b/master.cfg
index 170ef01..8d66dcb 100644
--- a/master.cfg
+++ b/master.cfg
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ from the principal repository."""
                       workdir = WithProperties (r"%s/../binutils-gdb-master/",
                                                 r'builddir'),
                       retryFetch = True,
-                      mode = r'incremental')
+                      mode = r'incremental',
+                      progress = True)
         self.haltOnFailure = False
         self.flunkOnFailure = False
 
@@ -297,7 +298,8 @@ present at the reference repository (i.e., locally)."""
                       workdir = WithProperties ('%s/binutils-gdb/', 'builddir'),
                       reference = WithProperties ("%s/../binutils-gdb-master/",
                                                   'builddir'),
-                      retryFetch = True)
+                      retryFetch = True,
+                      progress = True)
 
 class ConfigureGDB (Configure):
     """This build step runs the GDB "configure" command, providing extra