doc/news.texi | 8 ++++++++
 log.go        | 2 +-

diff --git a/doc/news.texi b/doc/news.texi
index cba7aeb5de2a92899f0c6d27c579f3c263d681ec7d686d06769fbc2b009187ab..564fa49024678a30d64bdcff10d4d083f3f91b18ad8421855b4f7a8e0c9c294a 100644
--- a/doc/news.texi
+++ b/doc/news.texi
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ @node News
 @cindex news
 @unnumbered News
 
+@anchor{Release 1_26_0}
+@section Release 1.26.0
+@itemize
+@item
+    Debug output contained colour-related attribute even if
+    @env{$NO_COLOR=1} was set.
+@end itemize
+
 @anchor{Release 1_25_0}
 @section Release 1.25.0
 @itemize
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index f8c76edad00bdb8605ebb0deb720880b9794ffe950cb8c7cabd88f6aaa40ac81..e6e5c8001fe35ad5532a5c3f4ad670742ee2248b2b342f628c9787decc893a06 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ 		fmt.Sprintf("enable jobserver messages logging (%s=1)", EnvLogJS))
 }
 
 func erasedStatus(s, end string) string {
-	if NoProgress {
+	if NoProgress || NoColor {
 		return s + end
 	}
 	return s + KeyEraseLine + end