diff --git a/src/bigtiffimage.cpp b/src/bigtiffimage.cpp
index 4117b700..080ed804 100644
--- a/src/bigtiffimage.cpp
+++ b/src/bigtiffimage.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace Exiv2
 
                 void printStructure(std::ostream& os, PrintStructureOption option, int depth)
                 {
-                    printIFD(os, option, header_.dirOffset(), depth);
+                    printIFD(os, option, header_.dirOffset(), depth - 1);
                 }
 
             private: