diff --git a/src/cargo/core/shell.rs b/src/cargo/core/shell.rs
index 77a3707f747..6a5077dd1b5 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/shell.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/shell.rs
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ impl Shell {
         self.print(&status, Some(&message), &HEADER, true)
     }
 
-    pub fn status_header<T>(&mut self, status: T) -> CargoResult<()>
+    pub fn transient_status<T>(&mut self, status: T) -> CargoResult<()>
     where
         T: fmt::Display,
     {
-        self.print(&status, None, &NOTE, true)
+        self.print(&status, None, &TRANSIENT, true)
     }
 
     /// Shortcut to right-align a status message.
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/progress.rs b/src/cargo/util/progress.rs
index f212a496e14..c79f9656dbc 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/progress.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/progress.rs
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ impl<'gctx> State<'gctx> {
         if self.gctx.shell().is_cleared() || self.last_line.as_ref() != Some(&line) {
             let mut shell = self.gctx.shell();
             shell.set_needs_clear(false);
-            shell.status_header(&self.name)?;
+            shell.transient_status(&self.name)?;
             if let Some(tb) = report {
                 write!(shell.err(), "{line}{tb}\r")?;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/style.rs b/src/cargo/util/style.rs
index 824f42b59b4..24e66952170 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/style.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/style.rs
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ pub const NOTE: Style = annotate_snippets::renderer::DEFAULT_NOTE_STYLE;
 pub const GOOD: Style = AnsiColor::BrightGreen.on_default().effects(Effects::BOLD);
 pub const VALID: Style = AnsiColor::BrightCyan.on_default().effects(Effects::BOLD);
 pub const INVALID: Style = annotate_snippets::renderer::DEFAULT_WARNING_STYLE;
+pub const TRANSIENT: Style = annotate_snippets::renderer::DEFAULT_HELP_STYLE;