diff --git a/examples/path_tracing.v b/examples/path_tracing.v
index 59d5149631..8b17d10a1e 100644
--- a/examples/path_tracing.v
+++ b/examples/path_tracing.v
@@ -532,8 +532,10 @@ fn ray_trace(w int, h int, samps int, file_name string, scene_id int) Image {
 
 	// OpenMP injection point! #pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic, 1) shared(c)
 	for y := 0; y < h; y++ {
-		term.cursor_up(1)
-		eprintln('Rendering (${samps * 4} spp) ${(100.0 * f64(y)) / (f64(h) - 1.0):5.2f}%')
+		if y & 7 == 0 || y + 1 == h {
+			term.cursor_up(1)
+			eprintln('Rendering (${samps * 4} spp) ${(100.0 * f64(y)) / (f64(h) - 1.0):5.2f}%')
+		}
 		for x in 0 .. w {
 			i := (h - y - 1) * w + x
 			mut ivec := unsafe { &image.data[i] }