diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
@@ -435,8 +435,14 @@ def downloadlfiles(ui, repo, rev=None):
         ui.status(_("%d largefiles failed to download\n") % totalmissing)
     return totalsuccess, totalmissing
 
-def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None, printmessage=True,
+def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None, printmessage=None,
                  normallookup=False):
+    '''Update largefiles according to standins in the working directory
+
+    If ``printmessage`` is other than ``None``, it means "print (or
+    ignore, for false) message forcibly".
+    '''
+    statuswriter = lfutil.getstatuswriter(ui, repo, printmessage)
     wlock = repo.wlock()
     try:
         lfdirstate = lfutil.openlfdirstate(ui, repo)
@@ -482,8 +488,7 @@ def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None
         lfdirstate.write()
 
         if lfiles:
-            if printmessage:
-                ui.status(_('getting changed largefiles\n'))
+            statuswriter(_('getting changed largefiles\n'))
             cachelfiles(ui, repo, None, lfiles)
 
         for lfile in lfiles:
@@ -527,8 +532,8 @@ def updatelfiles(ui, repo, filelist=None
                     lfutil.synclfdirstate(repo, lfdirstate, lfile, True)
 
         lfdirstate.write()
-        if printmessage and lfiles:
-            ui.status(_('%d largefiles updated, %d removed\n') % (updated,
+        if lfiles:
+            statuswriter(_('%d largefiles updated, %d removed\n') % (updated,
                 removed))
     finally:
         wlock.release()
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -1279,9 +1279,11 @@ def mergeupdate(orig, repo, node, branch
             newstandins = lfutil.getstandinsstate(repo)
             filelist = lfutil.getlfilestoupdate(oldstandins, newstandins)
 
-        # suppress status message while automated committing
-        printmessage = not (getattr(repo, "_isrebasing", False) or
-                            getattr(repo, "_istransplanting", False))
+        printmessage = None
+        if (getattr(repo, "_isrebasing", False) or
+            getattr(repo, "_istransplanting", False)):
+            # suppress status message while automated committing
+            printmessage = False
         lfcommands.updatelfiles(repo.ui, repo, filelist=filelist,
                                 printmessage=printmessage,
                                 normallookup=partial)