diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp_utils.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp_utils.rs
index 85c6615714..bd888f6347 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp_utils.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ pub(crate) enum Progress {
 }
 
 impl Progress {
-    pub(crate) fn percentage(done: usize, total: usize) -> f64 {
-        (done as f64 / total.max(1) as f64) * 100.0
+    pub(crate) fn fraction(done: usize, total: usize) -> f64 {
+        assert!(done <= total);
+        done as f64 / total.max(1) as f64
     }
 }
 
@@ -43,11 +44,15 @@ impl GlobalState {
         title: &str,
         state: Progress,
         message: Option<String>,
-        percentage: Option<f64>,
+        fraction: Option<f64>,
     ) {
         if !self.config.client_caps.work_done_progress {
             return;
         }
+        let percentage = fraction.map(|f| {
+            assert!(0.0 <= f && f <= 1.0);
+            f * 100.0
+        });
         let token = lsp_types::ProgressToken::String(format!("rustAnalyzer/{}", title));
         let work_done_progress = match state {
             Progress::Begin => {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index c2d0ac791b..4b7ac8224e 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
                                     "roots scanned",
                                     state,
                                     Some(format!("{}/{}", n_done, n_total)),
-                                    Some(Progress::percentage(n_done, n_total)),
+                                    Some(Progress::fraction(n_done, n_total)),
                                 )
                             }
                         }