diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index a5eff0a..f2e4ec0 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 static unsigned int global_traverse_flags = PKGF_NONE;
 
 static int want_flags;
-static int maximum_traverse_depth = -1;
+static int maximum_traverse_depth = 2000;
 
 static char *want_variable = NULL;
 static char *sysroot_dir = NULL;