diff -ur mc-4.8.12.orig/src/setup.c mc-4.8.12/src/setup.c
--- mc-4.8.12.orig/src/setup.c	2014-04-01 10:54:01.000000000 +0000
+++ mc-4.8.12/src/setup.c	2014-07-07 17:48:27.126921091 +0000
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
  * information about copy/move sizes and bytes transfered
  * at the expense of some speed
  */
-int file_op_compute_totals = 1;
+int file_op_compute_totals = 0;
 
 /* If true use the internal viewer */
 int use_internal_view = 1;