diff --git a/src/FileUtil.cpp b/src/FileUtil.cpp
index 5e8ed7c..9a1740b 100644
--- a/src/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
-// Copyright 2019 BBC Research and Development
+// Copyright 2022 BBC Research and Development
 //
 // Author: Chris Needham
 //
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 namespace FileUtil {
@@ -43,6 +45,22 @@ bool isStdioFilename(const char* filename)
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+bool isStdinFifo() {
+    struct stat stat_buf;
+
+    int result = fstat(fileno(stdin), &stat_buf);
+
+    if (result >= 0) {
+        if (S_ISFIFO(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 const char* getInputFilename(const char* filename)
 {
     return FileUtil::isStdioFilename(filename) ? "(stdin)" : filename;
diff --git a/src/FileUtil.h b/src/FileUtil.h
index 44ea532..7c00a2c 100644
--- a/src/FileUtil.h
+++ b/src/FileUtil.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
-// Copyright 2016 BBC Research and Development
+// Copyright 2022 BBC Research and Development
 //
 // Author: Chris Needham
 //
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 namespace FileUtil {
     bool isStdioFilename(const char* filename);
+    bool isStdinFifo();
     const char* getInputFilename(const char* filename);
     const char* getOutputFilename(const char* filename);
 }
diff --git a/src/ProgressReporter.cpp b/src/ProgressReporter.cpp
index 0f8755e..6f3c70d 100644
--- a/src/ProgressReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/ProgressReporter.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
-// Copyright 2013-2021 BBC Research and Development
+// Copyright 2013-2022 BBC Research and Development
 //
 // Author: Chris Needham
 //
@@ -22,31 +22,21 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #include "ProgressReporter.h"
+#include "FileUtil.h"
 #include "Log.h"
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// If we're reading from a pipe, we may not know what the total duration is,
+// so don't report progress in this case.
+
 ProgressReporter::ProgressReporter() :
-    show_progress_(true),
+    show_progress_(!FileUtil::isStdinFifo()),
     percent_(-1) // Force first update to display 0%
 {
-    // If we're reading from a pipe, we may not know what the total duration is,
-    // so don't report progress in this case.
-
-    struct stat stat_buf;
-
-    int result = fstat(fileno(stdin), &stat_buf);
-
-    if (result >= 0) {
-        if (S_ISFIFO(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
-            show_progress_ = false;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------