diff --git a/src/transformers/utils/logging.py b/src/transformers/utils/logging.py
index 276fa6e8f855..3471e5ab66c6 100644
--- a/src/transformers/utils/logging.py
+++ b/src/transformers/utils/logging.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 _default_log_level = logging.WARNING
 
-_tqdm_active = True
+_tqdm_active = not hf_hub_utils.are_progress_bars_disabled()
 
 
 def _get_default_logging_level():