diff --git a/fs/dir.c b/fs/dir.c
index b10131d8..0b815a0b 100644
--- a/fs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/dir.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ int_t sys_getdents64(fd_t f, addr_t dirents, dword_t count) {
 
     long ptr;
     int err;
+    int printed = 0;
     while (true) {
         ptr = fd->ops->telldir(fd);
         struct dir_entry entry;
@@ -43,8 +44,11 @@ int_t sys_getdents64(fd_t f, addr_t dirents, dword_t count) {
         dirent->reclen = reclen;
         dirent->type = 0;
         strcpy(dirent->name, entry.name);
-        STRACE("\n{inode=%d, offset=%d, name=%s, type=%d, reclen=%d}",
-                dirent->inode, dirent->offset, dirent->name, dirent->type, dirent->reclen);
+        if (printed < 20) {
+            STRACE(" {inode=%d, offset=%d, name=%s, type=%d, reclen=%d}",
+                    dirent->inode, dirent->offset, dirent->name, dirent->type, dirent->reclen);
+            printed++;
+        }
 
         if (reclen > count)
             break;