1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 67f7c0575b26..6286e13adc2e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -815,17 +815,20 @@ INSTALL_DOC_TARGETS += quick-install-doc quick-install-man quick-install-html
 $(DOC_TARGETS):
         $(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) $(@:doc=all)
 
+TAG_FOLDERS= . ../lib/traceevent ../lib/api ../lib/symbol
+TAG_FILES= ../../include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+
 TAGS:
         $(RM) TAGS
-        $(FIND) . -name '*.[hcS]' -print | xargs etags -a
+        $(FIND) $(TAG_FOLDERS) -name '*.[hcS]' -print | xargs etags -a $(TAG_FILES)
 
 tags:
         $(RM) tags
-        $(FIND) . -name '*.[hcS]' -print | xargs ctags -a
+        $(FIND) $(TAG_FOLDERS) -name '*.[hcS]' -print | xargs ctags -a $(TAG_FILES)
 
 cscope:
         $(RM) cscope*
-        $(FIND) . -name '*.[hcS]' -print | xargs cscope -b
+        $(FIND) $(TAG_FOLDERS) -name '*.[hcS]' -print | xargs cscope -b $(TAG_FILES)
 
 ### Detect prefix changes
 TRACK_CFLAGS = $(subst ','\'',$(CFLAGS)):\