diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp
index 030ef43fb994..ac5397003b50 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_manager.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ IPAManager::IPAManager()
 	std::string root = utils::libcameraBuildPath();
 	if (!root.empty()) {
 		std::string ipaBuildPath = root + "src/ipa";
-		constexpr int maxDepth = 1;
+		constexpr int maxDepth = 2;

 		LOG(IPAManager, Info)
 			<< "libcamera is not installed. Adding '"