diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostProgress.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostProgress.ts
index fc4be5b66e6..f4a17349909 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostProgress.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostProgress.ts
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@ export class ExtHostProgress implements ExtHostProgressShape {
 
 function mergeProgress(result: IProgressStep, currentValue: IProgressStep): IProgressStep {
 	result.message = currentValue.message;
-	if (typeof currentValue.increment === 'number' && typeof result.message === 'number') {
-		result.increment += currentValue.increment;
-	} else if (typeof currentValue.increment === 'number') {
+	if (typeof currentValue.increment === 'number') {
 		result.increment = currentValue.increment;
 	}
+
 	return result;
 }