diff --git a/misc/scripts/makemactags.sh b/misc/scripts/makemactags.sh
index c4b25d22d9..8669345ace 100644
--- a/misc/scripts/makemactags.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/makemactags.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,22 @@
-ctags --totals src/common/*.cpp src/mac/corefoundation/*.cpp src/mac/carbon/*.cpp src/unix/*.cpp src/generic/*.cpp src/html/*.cpp src/xrc/*.cpp src/xml/*.cpp include/wx/*.h include/wx/mac/carbon/*.h include/wx/mac/*.h include/wx/generic/*.h include/wx/html/*.h include/wx/protocol/*.h include/wx/xml/*.h include/wx/xrc/*.h include/wx/unix/*.h include/wx/mac/corefoundation/*.h
+#!/bin/sh
+ctags --totals --language-force=c++ -I WXDLLEXPORT \
+	include/wx/*.h \
+	include/wx/generic/*.h \
+	include/wx/html/*.h \
+	include/wx/mac/*.h \
+	include/wx/mac/carbon/*.h \
+	include/wx/mac/corefoundation/*.h \
+	include/wx/mac/private/*.h \
+	include/wx/protocol/*.h \
+	include/wx/xml/*.h \
+	include/wx/xrc/*.h \
+	include/wx/unix/*.h \
+	src/common/*.cpp \
+	src/generic/*.cpp \
+	src/html/*.cpp \
+	src/mac/carbon/*.cpp \
+	src/mac/corefoundation/*.cpp \
+	src/unix/*.cpp \
+	src/xml/*.cpp \
+	src/xrc/*.cpp