diff --git a/external/progressmeter.c b/external/progressmeter.c
index adc9728..0bc58b1 100644
--- a/external/progressmeter.c
+++ b/external/progressmeter.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_WINSIZE 80
 #define MAX_WINSIZE 512
 #define PADDING 1		/* padding between the progress indicators */
-#define UPDATE_INTERVAL 1	/* update the progress meter every second */
 #define STALL_TIME 5		/* we're stalled after this many seconds */
 
 /* determines whether we can output to the terminal */
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ static void setscreensize(void);
 void refresh_progress_meter(void);
 
 /* signal handler for updating the progress meter */
-static void update_progress_meter(int);
+void update_progress_meter(int);
 
 static time_t start;		/* start progress */
 static time_t last_update;	/* last progress update */
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ refresh_progress_meter(void)
 }
 
 /*ARGSUSED*/
-static void
+void
 update_progress_meter(int ignore)
 {
 	int save_errno;
diff --git a/external/progressmeter.h b/external/progressmeter.h
index bd533f7..47de322 100644
--- a/external/progressmeter.h
+++ b/external/progressmeter.h
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@
 #include <termios.h>
 #endif
 
+#define UPDATE_INTERVAL 1	/* update the progress meter every second */
+
 void	start_progress_meter(char *, off_t, off_t *);
 void	stop_progress_meter(void);
+void	update_progress_meter(int ignore);
diff --git a/summary.c b/summary.c
index d13bd93..c1b5638 100644
--- a/summary.c
+++ b/summary.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "tools.h"
 #include "pkgin.h"
+#include "progressmeter.h"
 
 static const struct Summary {
 	const int	type;
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@ parse_entry(struct Summary sum, int pkgid, char *line)
 			if (!check_yesno(DEFAULT_NO))
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			check_machine_arch = 0;
-			alarm(1); /* Restart progress XXX: UPDATE_INTERVAL */
+			signal(SIGALRM, update_progress_meter);
+			alarm(UPDATE_INTERVAL);
 		}
 		return;
 	}