diff --git a/lldb/source/Target/TargetProperties.td b/lldb/source/Target/TargetProperties.td
index d4ad0996745f3..79f9b7c356456 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Target/TargetProperties.td
+++ b/lldb/source/Target/TargetProperties.td
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ let Definition = "target" in {
     DefaultUnsignedValue<256>,
     Desc<"Maximum number of children to expand in any level of depth.">;
   def MaxChildrenDepth: Property<"max-children-depth", "UInt64">,
-    DefaultUnsignedValue<6>,
+    DefaultUnsignedValue<4>,
     Desc<"Maximum depth to expand children.">;
   def MaxSummaryLength: Property<"max-string-summary-length", "UInt64">,
     DefaultUnsignedValue<1024>,
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-advanced/TestDataFormatterAdv.py b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-advanced/TestDataFormatterAdv.py
index 589e38087a3f2..c5ee21571dc20 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-advanced/TestDataFormatterAdv.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-advanced/TestDataFormatterAdv.py
@@ -357,13 +357,13 @@ def cleanup():
         self.runCmd("type format delete int")
 
         # First, check the following:
-        #   1. Verify the default max-children-depth (6) is applied
+        #   1. Verify the default max-children-depth (4) is applied
         #   2. Ensure the one-time warning is printed
         warning = "*** Some of the displayed variables have a greater depth"
         self.expect(
             "frame variable quite_nested",
             matching=True,
-            substrs=["six ={...}", warning],
+            substrs=["four ={...}", warning],
         )
         self.expect(
             "frame variable quite_nested",
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/nsdictionarysynth/TestNSDictionarySynthetic.py b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/nsdictionarysynth/TestNSDictionarySynthetic.py
index 9ac41d67eb9ab..72e25f0feb10f 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/nsdictionarysynth/TestNSDictionarySynthetic.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/data-formatter/nsdictionarysynth/TestNSDictionarySynthetic.py
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ def cleanup():
                 '@"2 elements"',
             ],
         )
+
+        self.runCmd("settings set target.max-children-depth 6")
         self.expect(
             "frame variable mutabledict --ptr-depth 3",
             substrs=[
diff --git a/lldb/test/Shell/SymbolFile/PDB/Inputs/UdtLayoutTest.script b/lldb/test/Shell/SymbolFile/PDB/Inputs/UdtLayoutTest.script
index 91de55f4ade4a..b893ab9410915 100644
--- a/lldb/test/Shell/SymbolFile/PDB/Inputs/UdtLayoutTest.script
+++ b/lldb/test/Shell/SymbolFile/PDB/Inputs/UdtLayoutTest.script
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+settings set target.max-children-depth 6
 breakpoint set --file UdtLayoutTest.cpp --line 60
 run
 target variable