diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 3ee90671b2c15441710e9008e1d1f41fe52242e7..a1a72605520830ccf838f1c3075ab2d9b0c75a59 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -3411,6 +3411,7 @@ fn buildOutputType(
     const root_prog_node = std.Progress.start(.{
         .disable_printing = (color == .off),
     });
+    defer root_prog_node.end();
 
     updateModule(comp, color, root_prog_node) catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.SemanticAnalyzeFail => {