diff --git a/packages/bulk-downloader-for-reddit.nix b/packages/bulk-downloader-for-reddit.nix
index 8d94805..adf332c 100644
--- a/packages/bulk-downloader-for-reddit.nix
+++ b/packages/bulk-downloader-for-reddit.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ pkgs.python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-kxCDtOywDSMxI+h8Ad2eziAGcZLbZHJFpDD/87BIbZY=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    ../patches/bulk-downloader-for-reddit_recursion-limit.patch
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.python3.pkgs; [
     setuptools
     wheel
diff --git a/patches/bulk-downloader-for-reddit_recursion-limit.patch b/patches/bulk-downloader-for-reddit_recursion-limit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..388fa7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/bulk-downloader-for-reddit_recursion-limit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Subject: Raise recursion limit
+
+---
+ bdfr/__main__.py | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/bdfr/__main__.py
++++ b/bdfr/__main__.py
+@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from bdfr.downloader import RedditDownloader
+
+ logger = logging.getLogger()
+
++sys.setrecursionlimit(100_000)
++
+ _common_options = [
+     click.argument("directory", type=str),
+     click.option("--authenticate", is_flag=True, default=None),
+--
+2.42.0