diff --git a/fs/accounting/stats.go b/fs/accounting/stats.go
index 51d910767..6522d1779 100644
--- a/fs/accounting/stats.go
+++ b/fs/accounting/stats.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func (s *StatsInfo) String() string {
 			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(buf, "Transferred:   %10d / %d, %s\n",
 				s.transfers, ts.totalTransfers, percent(s.transfers, ts.totalTransfers))
 		}
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(buf, "Elapsed time:  %10ss\n", strings.TrimRight(elapsedTime.Truncate(time.Minute).String(), "0s")+fmt.Sprintf("%.1f", elapsedTimeSecondsOnly.Seconds()))
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(buf, "Elapsed time:  %10ss\n", strings.TrimRight(fs.Duration(elapsedTime.Truncate(time.Minute)).ReadableString(), "0s")+fmt.Sprintf("%.1f", elapsedTimeSecondsOnly.Seconds()))
 	}
 
 	// checking and transferring have their own locking so unlock