diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64a5981280..6dbc4ecfec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2614,6 +2614,7 @@ FIND_SOURCE_FILES = ( \
 		-o \( -name 'trash*' -type d -prune \) \
 		-o \( -name '*.[hcS]' -type f -print \) \
 		-o \( -name '*.sh' -type f -print \) \
+		| sed -e 's|^\./||' \
 	)
 
 $(ETAGS_TARGET): FORCE