diff --git a/bin/webpack-dev-server.js b/bin/webpack-dev-server.js
index 08f473891c..2641e10e00 100755
--- a/bin/webpack-dev-server.js
+++ b/bin/webpack-dev-server.js
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ function startDevServer(webpackOptions, options) {
   }
 
   if (options.progress) {
-    compiler.apply(new webpack.ProgressPlugin({
+    new webpack.ProgressPlugin({
       profile: argv.profile
-    }));
+    }).apply(compiler);
   }
 
   const suffix = (options.inline !== false || options.lazy === true ? '/' : '/webpack-dev-server/');
diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index 4f42d44d9d..7f122e34d6 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function Server(compiler, options, _log) {
       if (addInfo) msg = `${msg} (${addInfo})`;
       this.sockWrite(this.sockets, 'progress-update', { percent, msg });
     });
-    compiler.apply(progressPlugin);
+    progressPlugin.apply(compiler);
   }
 
   const addCompilerHooks = (comp) => {