diff --git a/fdupes.c b/fdupes.c
index 76a7136..0ce4df7 100644
--- a/fdupes.c
+++ b/fdupes.c
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
   #include "xdgbase.h"
 #endif
 
+// Only print progress every Nth loop iteration
+// Should be a (multiple of 4) + 1
+#define PROGRESS_DIVIDER 65
+
 char *program_name;
 
 long long minsize = -1;
@@ -302,8 +306,12 @@ int grokdir(char *dir, file_t **filelistp, struct stat *logfile_status)
 
     if (strcmp(dirinfo->d_name, ".") && strcmp(dirinfo->d_name, "..")) {
       if (!ISFLAG(flags, F_HIDEPROGRESS)) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "\rBuilding file list %c ", indicator[progress]);
-	progress = (progress + 1) % 4;
+        // Only print progress every n-th file to reduce (terminal) CPU use
+        // (multiple of 4 + 1 so the indicator still alternate properly)
+        if ( progress % PROGRESS_DIVIDER == 0 ) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "\rBuilding file list %c ", indicator[progress % 4]);
+        }
+        progress++;
       }
 
       newfile = (file_t*) malloc(sizeof(file_t));
@@ -1855,8 +1863,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     curfile = curfile->next;
 
     if (!ISFLAG(flags, F_HIDEPROGRESS)) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\rProgress [%d/%d] %d%% ", progress, filecount,
-       (int)((float) progress / (float) filecount * 100.0));
+      // Only print progress every 65th file to reduce (terminal) CPU used to display progress
+      if ( progress % PROGRESS_DIVIDER == 0 ) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\rProgress [%d/%d] %d%% ", progress, filecount,
+         (int)((float) progress / (float) filecount * 100.0));
+      }
       progress++;
     }
   }