diff --git a/include/asm/fstack.h b/include/asm/fstack.h
index 39dbc51b..97a474e1 100644
--- a/include/asm/fstack.h
+++ b/include/asm/fstack.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct FileStackNamedNode { /* NODE_FILE, NODE_MACRO */
 	char name[]; /* File name for files, file::macro name for macros */
 };
 
+#define DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH 64
 extern size_t maxRecursionDepth;
 
 struct MacroArgs;
diff --git a/man/rgbasm.1 b/man/rgbasm.1
index f12e9dbf..84a26185 100644
--- a/man/rgbasm.1
+++ b/man/rgbasm.1
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ Write an object file to the given filename.
 When padding an image, pad with this value.
 The default is 0x00.
 .It Fl r Ar recursion_depth , Fl Fl recursion-depth Ar recursion_depth
-Specifies the recursion depth at which RGBASM will assume being in an infinite loop.
+Specifies the recursion depth past which RGBASM will assume being in an infinite loop.
+The default is 64.
 .It Fl V , Fl Fl version
 Print the version of the program and exit.
 .It Fl v , Fl Fl verbose
diff --git a/src/asm/fstack.c b/src/asm/fstack.c
index ceb81190..b118cd81 100644
--- a/src/asm/fstack.c
+++ b/src/asm/fstack.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct Context {
 
 static struct Context *contextStack;
 static size_t contextDepth = 0;
-#define DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH 64
 size_t maxRecursionDepth;
 
 static unsigned int nbIncPaths = 0;
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ bool fstk_Break(void)
 
 void fstk_NewRecursionDepth(size_t newDepth)
 {
-	if (contextDepth >= newDepth)
+	if (contextDepth > newDepth)
 		fatalerror("Recursion limit (%zu) exceeded\n", newDepth);
 	maxRecursionDepth = newDepth;
 }
diff --git a/src/asm/lexer.c b/src/asm/lexer.c
index ea45d946..6881029b 100644
--- a/src/asm/lexer.c
+++ b/src/asm/lexer.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ void lexer_CheckRecursionDepth(void)
 	size_t depth = 0;
 
 	for (struct Expansion *exp = lexerState->expansions; exp; exp = exp->parent) {
-		if (depth++ >= maxRecursionDepth)
+		if (depth++ > maxRecursionDepth)
 			fatalerror("Recursion limit (%zu) exceeded\n", maxRecursionDepth);
 	}
 }
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static int readIdentifier(char firstChar)
 
 static char const *readInterpolation(size_t depth)
 {
-	if (depth >= maxRecursionDepth)
+	if (depth > maxRecursionDepth)
 		fatalerror("Recursion limit (%zu) exceeded\n", maxRecursionDepth);
 
 	char symName[MAXSYMLEN + 1];
diff --git a/src/asm/main.c b/src/asm/main.c
index 3ee1e82f..8091a544 100644
--- a/src/asm/main.c
+++ b/src/asm/main.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	verbose = false;
 	warnings = true;
 	sym_SetExportAll(false);
-	uint32_t maxDepth = 64;
+	uint32_t maxDepth = DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH;
 	size_t targetFileNameLen = 0;
 
 	while ((ch = musl_getopt_long_only(argc, argv, optstring, longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
diff --git a/test/asm/equs-recursion.err b/test/asm/equs-recursion.err
index 002d0490..42124e0e 100644
--- a/test/asm/equs-recursion.err
+++ b/test/asm/equs-recursion.err
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ while expanding symbol "recurse"
 while expanding symbol "recurse"
 while expanding symbol "recurse"
 while expanding symbol "recurse"
+while expanding symbol "recurse"
diff --git a/test/asm/include-recursion.err b/test/asm/include-recursion.err
index 1d598df3..6bca0180 100644
--- a/test/asm/include-recursion.err
+++ b/test/asm/include-recursion.err
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FATAL: include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1):
+FATAL: include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1) -> include-recursion.asm(1):
     Recursion limit (64) exceeded
diff --git a/test/asm/interpolation-recursion.err b/test/asm/interpolation-recursion.err
index 50fd075e..5f3c7a25 100644
--- a/test/asm/interpolation-recursion.err
+++ b/test/asm/interpolation-recursion.err
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ while expanding symbol "{recurse}"
 while expanding symbol "{recurse}"
 while expanding symbol "{recurse}"
 while expanding symbol "{recurse}"
+while expanding symbol "{recurse}"
diff --git a/test/asm/macro-recursion.err b/test/asm/macro-recursion.err
index d515ed61..4843de7f 100644
--- a/test/asm/macro-recursion.err
+++ b/test/asm/macro-recursion.err
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FATAL: macro-recursion.asm(4) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2):
+FATAL: macro-recursion.asm(4) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2) -> macro-recursion.asm::recurse(2):
     Recursion limit (64) exceeded
diff --git a/test/asm/opt-r.asm b/test/asm/opt-r.asm
index 1889f913..bec984ee 100644
--- a/test/asm/opt-r.asm
+++ b/test/asm/opt-r.asm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ OPT r ; Missing arg
 OPT r 2a ; Bad decimal
 
 ; Check that it has an effect
-OPT r 1
+OPT r 0
 MACRO m
 	m
 ENDM
diff --git a/test/asm/opt-r.err b/test/asm/opt-r.err
index 9fbd09ff..0d06b4f8 100644
--- a/test/asm/opt-r.err
+++ b/test/asm/opt-r.err
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ error: opt-r.asm(5):
 error: opt-r.asm(6):
     Invalid argument to option 'r' ("2a")
 FATAL: opt-r.asm(13):
-    Recursion limit (1) exceeded
+    Recursion limit (0) exceeded