diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 5434ddc5ee..c8a70ffc93 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
 
     out_filename = argv[argc - 1];
 
+    /* Initialize before goto out */
+    qemu_progress_init(progress, 2.0);
+
     if (options && !strcmp(options, "?")) {
         ret = print_block_option_help(out_filename, out_fmt);
         goto out;
@@ -724,7 +727,6 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    qemu_progress_init(progress, 2.0);
     qemu_progress_print(0, 100);
 
     bs = g_malloc0(bs_n * sizeof(BlockDriverState *));