diff --git a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/__init__.py b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/__init__.py
index 9a6f66087fafff3745e239da4cb9f05c4ec73451..8579fdfba73eaceba92c7435d97e02f873c13aba 100644
--- a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/__init__.py
+++ b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ import numpy as np
 import os
 import subprocess
 from finn.custom_op import CustomOp
-from finn.util.basic import CppBuilder, make_build_dir, roundup_to_integer_multiple
+from finn.util.basic import (
+    CppBuilder,
+    make_build_dir,
+    roundup_to_integer_multiple,
+    get_rtlsim_trace_depth,
+)
 from finn.util.fpgadataflow import (
     IPGenBuilder,
     pyverilate_get_liveness_threshold_cycles,
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ class HLSCustomOp(CustomOp):
                     code_gen_dir, self.onnx_node.name
                 )
             ],
+            trace_depth=get_rtlsim_trace_depth(),
         )
         # save generated lib filename in attribute
         self.set_nodeattr("rtlsim_so", sim.lib._name)
diff --git a/src/finn/util/fpgadataflow.py b/src/finn/util/fpgadataflow.py
index e84532d8d24909cc5add09fbc623a13c955ffb72..7a404cd53e0fcbc758a960fa2d31792fb6263a18 100644
--- a/src/finn/util/fpgadataflow.py
+++ b/src/finn/util/fpgadataflow.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ try:
     from pyverilator import PyVerilator
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     PyVerilator = None
-from finn.util.basic import get_by_name, make_build_dir
+from finn.util.basic import get_by_name, make_build_dir, get_rtlsim_trace_depth
 
 
 class IPGenBuilder:
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ def pyverilate_stitched_ip(model):
     top_verilog = model.get_metadata_prop("wrapper_filename")
     build_dir = make_build_dir("pyverilator_ipstitched_")
     sim = PyVerilator.build(
-        top_verilog, verilog_path=all_verilog_dirs, build_dir=build_dir
+        top_verilog,
+        verilog_path=all_verilog_dirs,
+        build_dir=build_dir,
+        trace_depth=get_rtlsim_trace_depth(),
     )
     return sim