static const char              *cpu_list;
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_bitmap, MAX_NR_CPUS);
 
+static unsigned int scripting_max_stack = PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH;
+
 enum perf_output_field {
        PERF_OUTPUT_COMM            = 1U << 0,
        PERF_OUTPUT_TID             = 1U << 1,
                        }
                }
                perf_evsel__print_ip(evsel, sample, al, print_opts,
-                                    PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH);
+                                    scripting_max_stack);
        }
 
        /* print branch_to information */
 
                perf_evsel__print_ip(evsel, sample, al,
                                     output[attr->type].print_ip_opts,
-                                    PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH);
+                                    scripting_max_stack);
        }
 
        if (PRINT_FIELD(IREGS))
 
 
                if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, evsel,
                                              sample, NULL, NULL,
-                                             PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) != 0) {
+                                             stack_depth) != 0) {
                        if (verbose)
                                error("Failed to resolve callchain. Skipping\n");
                        return;