diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 21e2d8863705..1c9016b27ee9 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1173,6 +1173,12 @@
 			functions that can be changed at run time by the
 			set_graph_notrace file in the debugfs tracing directory.
 
+	ftrace_graph_max_depth=<uint>
+			[FTRACE] Used with the function graph tracer. This is
+			the max depth it will trace into a function. This value
+			can be changed at run time by the max_graph_depth file
+			in the tracefs tracing directory. default: 0 (no limit)
+
 	gamecon.map[2|3]=
 			[HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad
 			support via parallel port (up to 5 devices per port)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 44122e7a6418..d129ae51329a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -4415,6 +4415,15 @@ static int __init set_graph_notrace_function(char *str)
 }
 __setup("ftrace_graph_notrace=", set_graph_notrace_function);
 
+static int __init set_graph_max_depth_function(char *str)
+{
+	if (!str)
+		return 0;
+	fgraph_max_depth = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("ftrace_graph_max_depth=", set_graph_max_depth_function);
+
 static void __init set_ftrace_early_graph(char *buf, int enable)
 {
 	int ret;