diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index bdec018c7..e2e182dcb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ kak : $(objects)
 tags:
 	ctags -R
 
-clean :
+clean:
 	rm -f *.o .*.d kak tags
+
+.PHONY: tags