diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_hg_prompt.fish b/share/functions/__fish_hg_prompt.fish
index b59cf203b..21f6eaf7a 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_hg_prompt.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_hg_prompt.fish
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ function __fish_hg_prompt --description 'Write out the hg prompt'
 
     echo -n '|'
 
-    set -l repo_status (hg status | string sub -l 2 | sort -u)
+    # For some reason, "-q" still prints the same output, but ~20% faster.
+    # Disabling color and pager is always a good idea.
+    set -l repo_status (hg status -q --color never --pager never | string sub -l 2 | sort -u)
 
     # Show nice color for a clean repo
     if test -z "$repo_status"