diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 75c8dd64fc48e0..f9a5a7c90ff093 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void notrace walk_stackframe(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		fp = (unsigned long)__builtin_frame_address(0);
 		sp = current_stack_pointer;
 		pc = (unsigned long)walk_stackframe;
+		level = -1;
 	} else {
 		/* task blocked in __switch_to */
 		fp = task->thread.s[0];
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ void notrace walk_stackframe(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		unsigned long low, high;
 		struct stackframe *frame;
 
-		if (unlikely(!__kernel_text_address(pc) || (level++ >= 1 && !fn(arg, pc))))
+		if (unlikely(!__kernel_text_address(pc) || (level++ >= 0 && !fn(arg, pc))))
 			break;
 
 		/* Validate frame pointer */