diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/AbstractMavenTransferListener.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/AbstractMavenTransferListener.java
index a43143d8cd..455031b384 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/AbstractMavenTransferListener.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/AbstractMavenTransferListener.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMavenTransferListener
         {
             String type =
                 ( transferEvent.getRequestType() == ArtifactTransferEvent.REQUEST_PUT ? "uploaded" : "downloaded" );
-            String l = contentLength >= 1024 ? ( ( contentLength + 1023 ) / 1024 ) + " KB" : contentLength + " B";
+            String l = contentLength >= 1024 ? toKB( contentLength ) + " KB" : contentLength + " B";
 
             String throughput = "";
             long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - artifact.getTransferStartTime();
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractMavenTransferListener
         }
     }
 
+    protected long toKB( long bytes )
+    {
+        return ( bytes + 1023 ) / 1024;
+    }
+
     public boolean isShowChecksumEvents()
     {
         return showChecksumEvents;
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/ConsoleMavenTransferListener.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/ConsoleMavenTransferListener.java
index 95dcb11dfa..61c9a7a7b7 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/ConsoleMavenTransferListener.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/ConsoleMavenTransferListener.java
@@ -46,11 +46,19 @@ class ConsoleMavenTransferListener
         // TODO [BP]: Sys.out may no longer be appropriate, but will \r work with getLogger()?
         if ( total >= 1024 )
         {
-            out.print( ( complete / 1024 ) + "/" + ( total == -1 ? "?" : ( total / 1024 ) + " KB" ) + "\r" );
+            out.print( toKB( complete ) + "/" + toKB( total ) + " KB" + "\r" );
+        }
+        else if ( total >= 0 )
+        {
+            out.print( complete + "/" + total + " B" + "\r" );
+        }
+        else if ( complete >= 1024 )
+        {
+            out.print( toKB( complete ) + " KB" + "\r" );
         }
         else
         {
-            out.print( complete + "/" + ( total == -1 ? "?" : total + " B" ) + "\r" );
+            out.print( complete + " B" + "\r" );
         }
     }