diff --git a/src/plugins/dive/self.ml b/src/plugins/dive/self.ml
index c0726125a74350d3cc94e85022251b165d5f2f9e..a93edff327e193c646000824cb87ada6ba30d340 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dive/self.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/dive/self.ml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module DepthLimit = Int
       let option_name = "-dive-depth-limit"
       let help = "Build dependencies up to a depth of N."
       let arg_name = "N"
-      let default = 3
+      let default = 2
     end)
 
 module FromFunctionAlarms = Kernel_function_set