diff --git a/writeimage.sh b/writeimage.sh
index c8ff0f1b96..8cdc4db02f 100755
--- a/writeimage.sh
+++ b/writeimage.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fi
 
 umount ${SDCARD_DEV}* 2>/dev/null || true
 msg "writing disk image to sdcard"
-dd if=$DISK_IMG of=$SDCARD_DEV bs=1048576 status=none
+dd if=$DISK_IMG of=$SDCARD_DEV bs=1048576
 sync
 
 if which partprobe > /dev/null 2>&1; then