diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 35bd9ec46f5b6f..82b9aeba1e0edb 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ function formatRaw(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
 
   ctx.seen.push(value);
   let output;
+  const indentationLvl = ctx.indentationLvl;
   try {
     output = formatter(ctx, value, recurseTimes, keys);
     if (skip === false) {
@@ -881,16 +882,17 @@ function formatRaw(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    return handleMaxCallStackSize(ctx, err, constructor, tag);
+    return handleMaxCallStackSize(ctx, err, constructor, tag, indentationLvl);
   }
   ctx.seen.pop();
 
   return reduceToSingleString(ctx, output, base, braces);
 }
 
-function handleMaxCallStackSize(ctx, err, constructor, tag) {
+function handleMaxCallStackSize(ctx, err, constructor, tag, indentationLvl) {
   if (errors.isStackOverflowError(err)) {
     ctx.seen.pop();
+    ctx.indentationLvl = indentationLvl;
     return ctx.stylize(
       `[${constructor || tag || 'Object'}: Inspection interrupted ` +
         'prematurely. Maximum call stack size exceeded.]',