diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c
index ca3bc1842..3d47efcd6 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c
@@ -728,7 +728,13 @@ fu_plugin_device_write_firmware(FuPlugin *self,
 		g_autofree gchar *fn = NULL;
 		g_autofree gchar *localstatedir = NULL;
 
-		fw_old = fu_device_dump_firmware(device, progress, error);
+		/* progress */
+		fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
+		fu_progress_add_flag(progress, FU_PROGRESS_FLAG_NO_PROFILE);
+		fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_READ, 25);
+		fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE, 75);
+
+		fw_old = fu_device_dump_firmware(device, fu_progress_get_child(progress), error);
 		if (fw_old == NULL) {
 			g_prefix_error(error, "failed to backup old firmware: ");
 			return FALSE;
@@ -742,8 +748,17 @@ fu_plugin_device_write_firmware(FuPlugin *self,
 		    fu_device_get_serial(device) != NULL ? fu_device_get_serial(device) : "default",
 		    fn,
 		    NULL);
+		fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 		if (!fu_common_set_contents_bytes(path, fw_old, error))
 			return FALSE;
+		if (!fu_device_write_firmware(device,
+					      fw,
+					      fu_progress_get_child(progress),
+					      flags,
+					      error))
+			return FALSE;
+		fu_progress_step_done(progress);
+		return TRUE;
 	}
 
 	return fu_device_write_firmware(device, fw, progress, flags, error);
diff --git a/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-device.c b/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-device.c
index 6a587a26f..a69239abb 100644
--- a/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-device.c
+++ b/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-device.c
@@ -341,8 +341,10 @@ fu_bcm57xx_device_dump_firmware(FuDevice *device, FuProgress *progress, GError *
 	g_autofree guint8 *buf = g_malloc0(bufsz);
 	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) chunks = NULL;
 
-	fu_progress_set_status(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_READ);
 	chunks = fu_chunk_array_mutable_new(buf, bufsz, 0x0, 0x0, FU_BCM57XX_BLOCK_SZ);
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
+	fu_progress_set_status(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_READ);
+	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, chunks->len);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < chunks->len; i++) {
 		FuChunk *chk = g_ptr_array_index(chunks, i);
 		if (!fu_bcm57xx_device_nvram_read(self,
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ fu_bcm57xx_device_dump_firmware(FuDevice *device, FuProgress *progress, GError *
 						  fu_chunk_get_data_sz(chk),
 						  error))
 			return NULL;
-		fu_progress_set_percentage_full(progress, i + 1, chunks->len - 1);
+		fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 	}
 
 	/* read from hardware */
@@ -465,6 +467,27 @@ fu_bcm57xx_device_prepare_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 	return g_steal_pointer(&firmware);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+fu_bcm57xx_device_write_chunks(FuBcm57xxDevice *self,
+			       GPtrArray *chunks,
+			       FuProgress *progress,
+			       GError **error)
+{
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
+	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, chunks->len);
+	for (guint i = 0; i < chunks->len; i++) {
+		FuChunk *chk = g_ptr_array_index(chunks, i);
+		if (!fu_bcm57xx_device_nvram_write(self,
+						   fu_chunk_get_address(chk),
+						   fu_chunk_get_data(chk),
+						   fu_chunk_get_data_sz(chk),
+						   error))
+			return FALSE;
+		fu_progress_step_done(progress);
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 fu_bcm57xx_device_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				 FuFirmware *firmware,
@@ -480,7 +503,7 @@ fu_bcm57xx_device_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 	/* progress */
 	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_add_flag(progress, FU_PROGRESS_FLAG_GUESSED);
-	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DECOMPRESSING, 1);
+	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE, 1);
 	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE, 80);
 	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_VERIFY, 19);
 	fu_progress_add_step(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART, 2);
@@ -493,18 +516,8 @@ fu_bcm57xx_device_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 
 	/* hit hardware */
 	chunks = fu_chunk_array_new_from_bytes(blob, 0x0, 0x0, FU_BCM57XX_BLOCK_SZ);
-	for (guint i = 0; i < chunks->len; i++) {
-		FuChunk *chk = g_ptr_array_index(chunks, i);
-		if (!fu_bcm57xx_device_nvram_write(self,
-						   fu_chunk_get_address(chk),
-						   fu_chunk_get_data(chk),
-						   fu_chunk_get_data_sz(chk),
-						   error))
-			return FALSE;
-		fu_progress_set_percentage_full(fu_progress_get_child(progress),
-						i + 1,
-						chunks->len - 1);
-	}
+	if (!fu_bcm57xx_device_write_chunks(self, chunks, fu_progress_get_child(progress), error))
+		return FALSE;
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* verify */