diff --git a/cmds/dump.c b/cmds/dump.c
index 74719f11e..89733d400 100644
--- a/cmds/dump.c
+++ b/cmds/dump.c
@@ -1258,8 +1258,9 @@ static void print_graph_to_graphviz(struct uftrace_graph_node *node, struct uftr
 {
 	struct uftrace_graph_node *child;
 	unsigned long n_calls = node->nr_calls;
+	bool skip = node->skip;
 
-	if (n_calls) {
+	if (n_calls && !skip) {
 		struct uftrace_graph_node *parent = node->parent;
 
 		pr_out("    ");
diff --git a/utils/graph.c b/utils/graph.c
index 115eaed6b..c9afe497a 100644
--- a/utils/graph.c
+++ b/utils/graph.c
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ static int add_graph_entry(struct uftrace_task_graph *tg, char *name, size_t nod
 {
 	struct uftrace_graph_node *node = NULL;
 	struct uftrace_graph_node *curr = tg->node;
+	struct uftrace_graph_node *recursive_src = NULL;
+	struct uftrace_graph_node *add_calls_tgt = NULL;
 	struct uftrace_fstack *fstack;
 	static uint32_t next_id = 1;
+	static bool skip = false;
 
 	if (tg->lost)
 		return 1; /* ignore kernel functions after LOST */
@@ -77,6 +80,18 @@ static int add_graph_entry(struct uftrace_task_graph *tg, char *name, size_t nod
 	if (curr == NULL || fstack == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (name) {
+		if (curr && curr->parent) {
+			skip = !strcmp(name, curr->name) && !strcmp(name, curr->parent->name);
+		}
+
+		while (curr && !strcmp(name, curr->name)) {
+			recursive_src = curr;
+			curr = curr->parent;
+		}
+	}
+
+	curr = tg->node;
 	list_for_each_entry(node, &curr->head, list) {
 		if (name && !strcmp(name, node->name))
 			break;
@@ -91,6 +106,7 @@ static int add_graph_entry(struct uftrace_task_graph *tg, char *name, size_t nod
 		node->id = next_id++;
 		node->addr = fstack->addr;
 		node->name = xstrdup(name ?: "none");
+		node->skip = skip;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->head);
 
 		node->parent = curr;
@@ -128,6 +144,13 @@ static int add_graph_entry(struct uftrace_task_graph *tg, char *name, size_t nod
 
 out:
 	node->nr_calls++;
+	if (skip) {
+		list_for_each_entry(add_calls_tgt, &recursive_src->head, list) {
+			if (name && !strcmp(name, add_calls_tgt->name))
+				break;
+		}
+		add_calls_tgt->nr_calls++;
+	}
 	tg->node = node;
 
 	if (entry_cb)
diff --git a/utils/graph.h b/utils/graph.h
index 598f36b3d..ef6ef46ba 100644
--- a/utils/graph.h
+++ b/utils/graph.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct uftrace_graph_node {
 	uint64_t time;
 	uint64_t child_time;
 	uint32_t id;
+	bool skip;
 	struct list_head head;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct uftrace_graph_node *parent;