diff --git a/builtin/commit-graph.c b/builtin/commit-graph.c
index 75455da138d5f6..796954da60befe 100644
--- a/builtin/commit-graph.c
+++ b/builtin/commit-graph.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int graph_write(int argc, const char **argv)
 			}
 		}
 
-
+		stop_progress(&progress);
 	}
 
 	if (write_commit_graph(odb,
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ static int graph_write(int argc, const char **argv)
 cleanup:
 	string_list_clear(&pack_indexes, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
-	if (progress)
-		stop_progress(&progress);
 	return result;
 }