diff --git a/salt/modules/gentoolkitmod.py b/salt/modules/gentoolkitmod.py
index cc78c37114..f0949d19a8 100644
--- a/salt/modules/gentoolkitmod.py
+++ b/salt/modules/gentoolkitmod.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def revdep_rebuild(lib=None):
 
         salt '*' gentoolkit.revdep_rebuild
     """
-    cmd = "revdep-rebuild -i --quiet --no-progress"
+    cmd = "revdep-rebuild -i --quiet"
     if lib is not None:
         cmd += " --library={0}".format(lib)
     return __salt__["cmd.retcode"](cmd, python_shell=False) == 0