diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
index f96c1a1b6f..0e69207de7 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
@@ -276,6 +276,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)