1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/tags.sh b/scripts/tags.sh
index 868b4c8fc25f..8509bb512935 100755
--- a/scripts/tags.sh
+++ b/scripts/tags.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ ignore="( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o \
           -prune -o"
 
 # Do not use full path if we do not use O=.. builds
+# Use make O=. {tags|cscope}
+# to force full paths for a non-O= build
 if [ "${KBUILD_SRC}" = "" ]; then
         tree=
 else
@@ -108,13 +110,7 @@ all_defconfigs()
 
 docscope()
 {
-        # always use absolute paths for cscope, as recommended by cscope
-        # upstream
-        case "$tree" in
-                /*) ;;
-                *) tree=$PWD/$tree ;;
-        esac
-        (cd /; echo \-k; echo \-q; all_sources) > cscope.files
+        (echo \-k; echo \-q; all_sources) > cscope.files
         cscope -b -f cscope.out
 }