diff -r d08a13215d1a -r bd625cd4e5e7 mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py	Fri May 15 11:52:39 2015 +0800
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py	Sat May 09 23:40:40 2015 -0700
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
         termination.
         '''
 
-        if pos is None or not self.debugflag:
+        if pos is None or not self.configbool('progress', 'debug'):
             return
 
         if unit: