diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99c14081273..ee83d7af358 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ json-api-files-debug:
 
 .PHONY: ctags
 ctags: ctags.files
-	@ctags --totals --tag-relative -L $<
+	@ctags --totals --tag-relative=yes -L $<
 	@rm $<
 
 .PHONY: gtags