diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 1755579..443b309 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ include!("src/cli.rs");
 fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let outdir = "completions";
     let app_name = "dust";
-    let mut cmd = build_cli();
+    let max_depth = usize::MAX.to_string();
+    let mut cmd = build_cli(&max_depth);
 
     generate_to(Bash, &mut cmd, app_name, outdir)?;
     generate_to(Zsh, &mut cmd, app_name, outdir)?;
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index cc6a07d..2d050df 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clap::{Arg, Command};
 
-pub(crate) fn build_cli() -> Command<'static> {
+pub fn build_cli(max_depth: &str) -> Command {
     Command::new("Dust")
         .about("Like du but more intuitive")
         .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub(crate) fn build_cli() -> Command<'static> {
                 .long("depth")
                 .help("Depth to show")
                 .takes_value(true)
-                .default_value("18446744073709551615")
+                .default_value(max_depth)
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::new("number_of_lines")
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e6a5ec6..7d10b49 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn get_regex_value(maybe_value: Option<Values>) -> Vec<Regex> {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let options = build_cli().get_matches();
+    let options = build_cli(&usize::MAX.to_string()).get_matches();
 
     let config = get_config();