diff --git a/libyara/exception.h b/libyara/exception.h
index 1bb17400f1..b73c0845cc 100644
--- a/libyara/exception.h
+++ b/libyara/exception.h
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static void exception_handler(int sig, siginfo_t * info, void *context)
   }
 }
 
+extern YR_TLS int yr_debug_indent;
+
 typedef struct sigaction sa;
 
 #define YR_TRYCATCH(_do_, _try_clause_, _catch_clause_)               \
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ typedef struct sigaction sa;
       }                                                               \
       exception_handler_usecount++;                                   \
       pthread_mutex_unlock(&exception_handler_mutex);                 \
+      /* Save the current debug indentation level before the jump. */ \
+      int yr_debug_indent_before_jump = yr_debug_indent;              \
       jumpinfo ji;                                                    \
       ji.memfault_from = 0;                                           \
       ji.memfault_to = 0;                                             \
@@ -256,6 +260,9 @@ typedef struct sigaction sa;
       }                                                               \
       else                                                            \
       {                                                               \
+        /* Restore debug output indentation in case of failure */     \
+        yr_debug_indent = yr_debug_indent_before_jump;                \
+                                                                      \
         _catch_clause_                                                \
       }                                                               \
       pthread_mutex_lock(&exception_handler_mutex);                   \