diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d6ef037c6..58363b200d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test: git-annex
 
 # hothasktags chokes on some tempolate haskell etc, so ignore errors
 tags:
-	find . | grep -v /.git/ | grep -v /dist/ | grep -v /doc/ | egrep '\.hs$$' | xargs hothasktags > tags 2>/dev/null
+	find . | grep -v /.git/ | grep -v /tmp/ | grep -v /dist/ | grep -v /doc/ | egrep '\.hs$$' | xargs hothasktags > tags 2>/dev/null
 
 # If ikiwiki is available, build static html docs suitable for being
 # shipped in the software package.