diff --git a/debootstrap.sh b/debootstrap.sh
index 3362289877..fe3324d26a 100644
--- a/debootstrap.sh
+++ b/debootstrap.sh
@@ -36,15 +36,13 @@ ROOTSTART=$(($BOOTSTART+($BOOTSIZE*2048)))
 BOOTEND=$(($ROOTSTART-1))
 
 # Create image file
-while read line;do
-  [[ "$line" =~ "records out" ]] &&
-  echo "$(( ${line%+*}*100/$SDSIZE +1 ))" | dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" --title "Creating blank image ($SDSIZE Mb), please wait ..." --gauge "" 5 70
-done< <( dd if=/dev/zero of=$DEST/cache/tmprootfs.raw bs=1M count=$SDSIZE 2>&1 &
-         pid=$!
-         sleep 1
-         while kill -USR1 $pid 2>/dev/null;do
-           sleep 1
-         done )
+
+if [ "$OUTPUT_DIALOG" = "yes" ]; then
+	(pv -n -s $SDSIZE -S /dev/zero | dd status=none of=$DEST/cache/tmprootfs.raw) 2>&1 \
+	| dialog --backtitle "$backtitle" --title "Creating blank image ($SDSIZE Mb), please wait ..." --gauge "" 5 70
+else
+	pv -p -b -r -s $SDSIZE -S /dev/zero | dd status=none of=$DEST/cache/tmprootfs.raw
+fi
 
 # Find first available free device
 LOOP=$(losetup -f)