diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.cpp
index 65e39891f61..d8f07b736bd 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ void dumpBacktrace(int maxdepth)
     frame.AddrStack.Offset = ctx.Sp;
     frame.AddrFrame.Offset = ctx.Fp;
 #endif
-    int depth = 0;
+    // ignore the first two frames those contain only writeAssertLocation and dumpBacktrace
+    int depth = -3;
 
     static bool symbolsInitialized = false;
     if (!symbolsInitialized) {
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ void dumpBacktrace(int maxdepth)
                        &SymFunctionTableAccess64,
                        &SymGetModuleBase64,
                        NULL)) {
+        if (++depth < 0)
+            continue;
         char buffer[sizeof(SYMBOL_INFO) + MAX_SYM_NAME * sizeof(TCHAR)];
         PSYMBOL_INFO pSymbol = (PSYMBOL_INFO)buffer;
         pSymbol->SizeOfStruct = sizeof(SYMBOL_INFO);
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ void dumpBacktrace(int maxdepth)
         IMAGEHLP_LINE64 lineInfo;
         SymSetOptions(SYMOPT_LOAD_LINES);
 
-        QString out = QString("%1: 0x%2 at %3")
+        QString out = QString("  %1: 0x%2 at %3")
                           .arg(depth)
                           .arg(QString::number(pSymbol->Address, 16))
                           .arg(QString::fromLatin1(&pSymbol->Name[0], pSymbol->NameLen));
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ void dumpBacktrace(int maxdepth)
                                 QString::number(lineInfo.LineNumber)));
         }
         qDebug().noquote() << out;
-        if (++depth == maxdepth)
+        if (depth == maxdepth)
             break;
     }
     mutex.unlock();