diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.h b/lldb/include/lldb/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.h
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.h
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@
   bool PrintObjectDescriptionIfNeeded(bool value_printed, bool summary_printed);
 
   bool
-  ShouldPrintChildren(bool is_failed_description,
-                      DumpValueObjectOptions::PointerDepth &curr_ptr_depth);
+  ShouldPrintChildren(DumpValueObjectOptions::PointerDepth &curr_ptr_depth);
 
   bool ShouldExpandEmptyAggregates();
 
diff --git a/lldb/source/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.cpp b/lldb/source/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/DataFormatters/ValueObjectPrinter.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@
 }
 
 bool ValueObjectPrinter::ShouldPrintChildren(
-    bool is_failed_description,
     DumpValueObjectOptions::PointerDepth &curr_ptr_depth) {
   const bool is_ref = IsRef();
   const bool is_ptr = IsPtr();
@@ -511,6 +510,10 @@
   if (is_uninit)
     return false;
 
+  // If we have reached the maximum depth we shouldn't print any more children.
+  if (HasReachedMaximumDepth())
+    return false;
+
   // if the user has specified an element count, always print children as it is
   // explicit user demand being honored
   if (m_options.m_pointer_as_array)
@@ -523,37 +526,34 @@
   if (TypeSummaryImpl *type_summary = GetSummaryFormatter())
     print_children = type_summary->DoesPrintChildren(m_valobj);
 
-  if (is_failed_description || !HasReachedMaximumDepth()) {
-    // We will show children for all concrete types. We won't show pointer
-    // contents unless a pointer depth has been specified. We won't reference
-    // contents unless the reference is the root object (depth of zero).
+  // We will show children for all concrete types. We won't show pointer
+  // contents unless a pointer depth has been specified. We won't reference
+  // contents unless the reference is the root object (depth of zero).
 
-    // Use a new temporary pointer depth in case we override the current
-    // pointer depth below...
+  // Use a new temporary pointer depth in case we override the current
+  // pointer depth below...
 
-    if (is_ptr || is_ref) {
-      // We have a pointer or reference whose value is an address. Make sure
-      // that address is not NULL
-      AddressType ptr_address_type;
-      if (m_valobj->GetPointerValue(&ptr_address_type) == 0)
-        return false;
+  if (is_ptr || is_ref) {
+    // We have a pointer or reference whose value is an address. Make sure
+    // that address is not NULL
+    AddressType ptr_address_type;
+    if (m_valobj->GetPointerValue(&ptr_address_type) == 0)
+      return false;
 
-      const bool is_root_level = m_curr_depth == 0;
+    const bool is_root_level = m_curr_depth == 0;
 
-      if (is_ref && is_root_level && print_children) {
-        // If this is the root object (depth is zero) that we are showing and
-        // it is a reference, and no pointer depth has been supplied print out
-        // what it references. Don't do this at deeper depths otherwise we can
-        // end up with infinite recursion...
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      return curr_ptr_depth.CanAllowExpansion();
+    if (is_ref && is_root_level && print_children) {
+      // If this is the root object (depth is zero) that we are showing and
+      // it is a reference, and no pointer depth has been supplied print out
+      // what it references. Don't do this at deeper depths otherwise we can
+      // end up with infinite recursion...
+      return true;
     }
 
-    return print_children || m_summary.empty();
+    return curr_ptr_depth.CanAllowExpansion();
   }
-  return false;
+
+  return print_children || m_summary.empty();
 }
 
 bool ValueObjectPrinter::ShouldExpandEmptyAggregates() {
@@ -794,14 +794,10 @@
 
 void ValueObjectPrinter::PrintChildrenIfNeeded(bool value_printed,
                                                bool summary_printed) {
-  // This flag controls whether we tried to display a description for this
-  // object and failed if that happens, we want to display the children if any.
-  bool is_failed_description =
-      !PrintObjectDescriptionIfNeeded(value_printed, summary_printed);
+  PrintObjectDescriptionIfNeeded(value_printed, summary_printed);
 
   DumpValueObjectOptions::PointerDepth curr_ptr_depth = m_ptr_depth;
-  const bool print_children =
-      ShouldPrintChildren(is_failed_description, curr_ptr_depth);
+  const bool print_children = ShouldPrintChildren(curr_ptr_depth);
   const bool print_oneline =
       (curr_ptr_depth.CanAllowExpansion() || m_options.m_show_types ||
        !m_options.m_allow_oneliner_mode || m_options.m_flat_output ||
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/TestFrameVarDepthAndElemCount.py b/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/TestFrameVarDepthAndElemCount.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/TestFrameVarDepthAndElemCount.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/TestFrameVarDepthAndElemCount.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         """Test that bool types work in the expression parser"""
         self.build()
         lldbutil.run_to_source_breakpoint(
-            self, "// break here", lldb.SBFileSpec("main.cpp")
+            self, "break here", lldb.SBFileSpec("main.cpp")
         )
 
         # Check that we print 5 elements but only 2 levels deep.
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/main.cpp b/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/main.cpp
--- a/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/main.cpp
+++ b/lldb/test/API/lang/cpp/frame-var-depth-and-elem-count/main.cpp
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 int main() {
   C *c = new C[5];
   puts("break here");
-  return 0; // break here
+  return 0;
 }