diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df8d3146a43f..deb68b7555ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ modules.order
 #
 # Top-level generic files
 #
-/tags
-/TAGS
 /linux
 /modules-only.symvers
 /vmlinux
@@ -114,6 +112,10 @@ patches-*
 patches
 series
 
+# ctags files
+tags
+TAGS
+
 # cscope files
 cscope.*
 ncscope.*