diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9617390a03..c61786c2e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -326,12 +326,10 @@ strip:
 	strip -s $(ALL_PRG)
 
 TAGS:
-	rm -f $@; \
-	( find -name '*.[chS]' -print ) | xargs etags -a
+	rm -f $@; ( find -name '*.[chS]' -print ) | xargs etags -a
 
 tags:
-	rm -f $@; \
-	( find -name '*.[chS]' -print ) | xargs ctags -a;
+	rm -f $@; ( find -name '*.[chS]' -print ) | xargs ctags -a
 
 # ./configure must be rerun if it changed
 config.mak: configure