diff --git a/src/draw_target.rs b/src/draw_target.rs
index 7eef0d7d..3a7b2f17 100644
--- a/src/draw_target.rs
+++ b/src/draw_target.rs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ impl ProgressDrawState {
                 // Keep the cursor on the right terminal side
                 // So that next user writes/prints will happen on the next line
                 let line_width = console::measure_text_width(line);
-                term.move_cursor_right(usize::from(term.size().1) - line_width)?;
+                term.write_str(&" ".repeat(usize::from(term.size().1) - line_width))?;
             }
         }
         Ok(())