diff --git a/src/target/efm32.c b/src/target/efm32.c
index 5624832..dd01285 100644
--- a/src/target/efm32.c
+++ b/src/target/efm32.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "target_internal.h"
 #include "cortexm.h"
 #include "adiv5.h"
-#include "gdb_packet.h"
 
 #define SRAM_BASE		0x20000000
 #define STUB_BUFFER_BASE	ALIGN(SRAM_BASE + sizeof(efm32_flash_write_stub), 4)
@@ -764,11 +763,7 @@ static bool efm32_mass_erase(target *t)
 	while ((target_mem_read32(t, EFM32_MSC_STATUS(msc)) & EFM32_MSC_STATUS_BUSY)) {
 		if (target_check_error(t))
 			return false;
-
-		if (platform_timeout_is_expired(&timeout)) {
-			gdb_out(".");
-			platform_timeout_set(&timeout, 500);
-		}
+		target_print_progress(&timeout);
 	}
 
 	/* Relock mass erase */
@@ -1037,10 +1032,7 @@ static bool efm32_aap_mass_erase(target *t)
 	/* Read until 0, probably should have a timeout here... */
 	do {
 		status = adiv5_ap_read(ap, AAP_STATUS);
-		if (platform_timeout_is_expired(&timeout)) {
-			gdb_out(".");
-			platform_timeout_set(&timeout, 500);
-		}
+		target_print_progress(&timeout);
 	} while (status & AAP_STATUS_ERASEBUSY);
 
 	/* Read status */
diff --git a/src/target/nxpke04.c b/src/target/nxpke04.c
index b482652..151c38e 100644
--- a/src/target/nxpke04.c
+++ b/src/target/nxpke04.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "general.h"
 #include "target.h"
 #include "target_internal.h"
-#include "gdb_packet.h"
 
 /* KE04 registers and constants */
 
@@ -317,10 +316,8 @@ static bool ke04_command(target *t, uint8_t cmd, uint32_t addr, const uint8_t da
 		if (fstat & (FTMRE_FSTAT_ACCERR | FTMRE_FSTAT_FPVIOL))
 			return false;
 
-		if (cmd == CMD_ERASE_ALL_BLOCKS && platform_timeout_is_expired(&timeout)) {
-			gdb_out(".");
-			platform_timeout_set(&timeout, 500);
-		}
+		if (cmd == CMD_ERASE_ALL_BLOCKS)
+			target_print_progress(&timeout);
 	} while (!(fstat & FTMRE_FSTAT_CCIF));
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/target/stm32f1.c b/src/target/stm32f1.c
index e568327..8b46866 100644
--- a/src/target/stm32f1.c
+++ b/src/target/stm32f1.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "target.h"
 #include "target_internal.h"
 #include "cortexm.h"
-#include "gdb_packet.h"
 
 static bool stm32f1_cmd_option(target *t, int argc, const char **argv);
 
@@ -404,11 +403,7 @@ static bool stm32f1_mass_erase(target *t)
 	while (target_mem_read32(t, FLASH_SR) & FLASH_SR_BSY) {
 		if (target_check_error(t))
 			return false;
-
-		if (platform_timeout_is_expired(&timeout)) {
-			gdb_out(".");
-			platform_timeout_set(&timeout, 500);
-		}
+		target_print_progress(&timeout);
 	}
 
 	/* Check for error */
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 0a430fb..290d639 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ int target_flash_done_buffered(struct target_flash *f)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void target_print_progress(platform_timeout *const timeout)
+{
+	if (platform_timeout_is_expired(timeout)) {
+		gdb_out(".");
+		platform_timeout_set(timeout, 500);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Wrapper functions */
 void target_detach(target *t)
 {
diff --git a/src/target/target_internal.h b/src/target/target_internal.h
index 93662c3..ff582ca 100644
--- a/src/target/target_internal.h
+++ b/src/target/target_internal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef __TARGET_INTERNAL_H
 #define __TARGET_INTERNAL_H
 
+#include "platform_support.h"
+
 extern target *target_list;
 target *target_new(void);
 
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ struct target_s {
 	void (*priv_free)(void *);
 };
 
+void target_print_progress(platform_timeout *timeout);
 void target_ram_map_free(target *t);
 void target_flash_map_free(target *t);
 void target_mem_map_free(target *t);