diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 404e3b1c4e31..1025ea79b90b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ 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 ../include ../lib/bpf
+TAG_FOLDERS= . ../lib ../include
 TAG_FILES= ../../include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
 
 TAGS: