diff --git a/lib/scanner/walk.go b/lib/scanner/walk.go
index c9e981e0..b827ed9f 100644
--- a/lib/scanner/walk.go
+++ b/lib/scanner/walk.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (w *Walker) Walk() (chan protocol.FileInfo, error) {
 	// which it receives the files we ask it to hash.
 	go func() {
 		var filesToHash []protocol.FileInfo
-		var total, progress int64
+		var total, progress int64 = 1, 0
 		for file := range toHashChan {
 			filesToHash = append(filesToHash, file)
 			total += int64(file.CachedSize)