diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3942fbd3..ffa3aa04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ endif
 ## Editor navigation files
 C_SOURCE_FILES = $(wildcard include/*/*.h library/*.[hc] programs/*/*.[hc] tests/suites/*.function)
 # Exuberant-ctags invocation. Other ctags implementations may require different options.
-CTAGS = ctags --langmap=c:+.h.function -o
+CTAGS = ctags --langmap=c:+.h.function --line-directives=no -o
 tags: $(C_SOURCE_FILES)
 	$(CTAGS) $@ $(C_SOURCE_FILES)
 TAGS: $(C_SOURCE_FILES)
-	etags -o $@ $(C_SOURCE_FILES)
+	etags --no-line-directive -o $@ $(C_SOURCE_FILES)
 global: GPATH GRTAGS GSYMS GTAGS
 GPATH GRTAGS GSYMS GTAGS: $(C_SOURCE_FILES)
 	ls $(C_SOURCE_FILES) | gtags -f - --gtagsconf .globalrc