diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
index d4036d29c..ab58cbdb7 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -171,15 +171,19 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
     return;
     }
 
+  this->NumberOfProgressActions++;
   if(!this->NoRuleMessages)
     {
+    cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::EchoProgress progress;
+    this->MakeEchoProgress(progress);
     // Add the link message.
     std::string buildEcho = "Linking ";
     buildEcho += linkLanguage;
     buildEcho += " executable ";
     buildEcho += targetOutPath;
     this->LocalGenerator->AppendEcho(commands, buildEcho.c_str(),
-                                     cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::EchoLink);
+                                     cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::EchoLink,
+                                     &progress);
     }
 
   // Build a list of compiler flags and linker flags.
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
index cdda36c52..84761cc73 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -341,8 +341,11 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
     this->Convert(targetFullPathImport,cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                   cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
 
+  this->NumberOfProgressActions++;
   if(!this->NoRuleMessages)
     {
+    cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::EchoProgress progress;
+    this->MakeEchoProgress(progress);
     // Add the link message.
     std::string buildEcho = "Linking ";
     buildEcho += linkLanguage;
@@ -365,7 +368,8 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
       }
     buildEcho += targetOutPath.c_str();
     this->LocalGenerator->AppendEcho(commands, buildEcho.c_str(),
-                                     cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::EchoLink);
+                                     cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::EchoLink,
+                                     &progress);
     }
 
   const char* forbiddenFlagVar = 0;