diff --git a/plugins/ata/fu-ata-device.c b/plugins/ata/fu-ata-device.c
index 9d09f0d82..b8600636f 100644
--- a/plugins/ata/fu-ata-device.c
+++ b/plugins/ata/fu-ata-device.c
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@ fu_ata_device_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 	/* write each block */
 	fu_progress_set_status(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE);
 	chunks = fu_chunk_array_new_from_bytes(fw, 0x00, 0x00, chunksz);
+	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);
diff --git a/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-recovery-device.c b/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-recovery-device.c
index 18f9cf62c..ef150cfed 100644
--- a/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-recovery-device.c
+++ b/plugins/bcm57xx/fu-bcm57xx-recovery-device.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ fu_bcm57xx_recovery_device_nvram_read(FuBcm57xxRecoveryDevice *self,
 				      FuProgress *progress,
 				      GError **error)
 {
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, bufsz);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < bufsz; i++) {
 		BcmRegNVMCommand tmp = {0};
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ fu_bcm57xx_recovery_device_nvram_write(FuBcm57xxRecoveryDevice *self,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, bufsz_dwrds);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < bufsz_dwrds; i++) {
 		BcmRegNVMCommand tmp = {0};
diff --git a/plugins/dfu-csr/fu-dfu-csr-device.c b/plugins/dfu-csr/fu-dfu-csr-device.c
index 05d36362c..ed6c38e8e 100644
--- a/plugins/dfu-csr/fu-dfu-csr-device.c
+++ b/plugins/dfu-csr/fu-dfu-csr-device.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ fu_dfu_csr_device_download(FuDevice *device,
 	}
 
 	/* send to hardware */
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, chunks->len);
 	for (idx = 0; idx < chunks->len; idx++) {
 		FuChunk *chk = g_ptr_array_index(chunks, idx);
diff --git a/plugins/fastboot/fu-fastboot-device.c b/plugins/fastboot/fu-fastboot-device.c
index c2d866e3b..a36226cd5 100644
--- a/plugins/fastboot/fu-fastboot-device.c
+++ b/plugins/fastboot/fu-fastboot-device.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ fu_fastboot_device_download(FuDevice *device, GBytes *fw, FuProgress *progress,
 					       0x00, /* start addr */
 					       0x00, /* page_sz */
 					       self->blocksz);
+	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);
diff --git a/plugins/hailuck/fu-hailuck-bl-device.c b/plugins/hailuck/fu-hailuck-bl-device.c
index ed4179b6f..fc60127ff 100644
--- a/plugins/hailuck/fu-hailuck-bl-device.c
+++ b/plugins/hailuck/fu-hailuck-bl-device.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ fu_hailuck_bl_device_dump_firmware(FuDevice *device, FuProgress *progress, GErro
 	/* receive data back */
 	fu_byte_array_set_size(fwbuf, fwsz, 0x00);
 	chunks = fu_chunk_array_mutable_new(fwbuf->data, fwbuf->len, 0x0, 0x0, 2048);
+	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);
diff --git a/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it55-device.c b/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it55-device.c
index ee806c8e0..4f276eb34 100644
--- a/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it55-device.c
+++ b/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it55-device.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ fu_superio_it55_device_get_firmware(FuDevice *device, FuProgress *progress, GErr
 	g_autofree guint8 *buf = NULL;
 
 	buf = g_malloc0(fwsize);
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, block_count);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < block_count; ++i) {
 		if (!fu_superio_device_ec_write_cmd(self, SIO_CMD_EC_READ_BLOCK, error) ||
diff --git a/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it89-device.c b/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it89-device.c
index 77b280e54..7a7779a30 100644
--- a/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it89-device.c
+++ b/plugins/superio/fu-superio-it89-device.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ fu_superio_it89_device_read_addr(FuSuperioDevice *self,
 
 	/* read out data */
 	buf = g_malloc0(size);
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, size);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		if (!fu_superio_device_ec_write_cmd(self, SIO_EC_PMC_PM1DI, error))
diff --git a/plugins/synaptics-mst/fu-synaptics-mst-device.c b/plugins/synaptics-mst/fu-synaptics-mst-device.c
index 22ea1d9fa..acaec8214 100644
--- a/plugins/synaptics-mst/fu-synaptics-mst-device.c
+++ b/plugins/synaptics-mst/fu-synaptics-mst-device.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ fu_synaptics_mst_device_update_esm(FuSynapticsMstDevice *self,
 		g_usleep(FLASH_SETTLE_TIME);
 
 		/* write firmware */
+		fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 		fu_progress_set_steps(progress, write_loops);
 		for (guint32 i = 0; i < write_loops; i++) {
 			g_autoptr(GError) error_local = NULL;
diff --git a/plugins/synaptics-rmi/fu-synaptics-rmi-v7-device.c b/plugins/synaptics-rmi/fu-synaptics-rmi-v7-device.c
index df2ad7307..3d86bd2c7 100644
--- a/plugins/synaptics-rmi/fu-synaptics-rmi-v7-device.c
+++ b/plugins/synaptics-rmi/fu-synaptics-rmi-v7-device.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ fu_synaptics_rmi_v7_device_write_partition(FuSynapticsRmiDevice *self,
 					  0x00, /* start addr */
 					  0x00, /* page_sz */
 					  (gsize)flash->payload_length * (gsize)flash->block_size);
+	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);
diff --git a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-device.c b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-device.c
index 6dd830ebf..fcab021dd 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-device.c
+++ b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-device.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ fu_vli_device_spi_read(FuVliDevice *self,
 
 	/* get data from hardware */
 	chunks = fu_chunk_array_mutable_new(buf, bufsz, address, 0x0, FU_VLI_DEVICE_TXSIZE);
+	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);
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ fu_vli_device_spi_erase(FuVliDevice *self,
 {
 	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) chunks = fu_chunk_array_new(NULL, sz, addr, 0x0, 0x1000);
 	g_debug("erasing 0x%x bytes @0x%x", (guint)sz, addr);
+	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);
diff --git a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-parade-device.c b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-parade-device.c
index 2459b65e7..85d823c7e 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-parade-device.c
+++ b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-parade-device.c
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ fu_vli_pd_parade_device_dump_firmware(FuDevice *device, FuProgress *progress, GE
 	fu_progress_set_status(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_VERIFY);
 	fu_byte_array_set_size(fw, fu_device_get_firmware_size_max(device), 0x00);
 	blocks = fu_chunk_array_mutable_new(fw->data, fw->len, 0x0, 0x0, 0x10000);
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, blocks->len);
 	for (guint i = 0; i < blocks->len; i++) {
 		FuChunk *chk = g_ptr_array_index(blocks, i);
diff --git a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-msp430-device.c b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-msp430-device.c
index f67199cb1..fe10a7c38 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-msp430-device.c
+++ b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-msp430-device.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ fu_vli_usbhub_msp430_device_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 		return FALSE;
 
 	/* transfer by I²C write, and check status by I²C read */
+	fu_progress_set_id(progress, G_STRLOC);
 	fu_progress_set_status(progress, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE);
 	fu_progress_set_steps(progress, records->len);
 	for (guint j = 0; j < records->len; j++) {