diff --git a/misc/scripts/ctags.ignore b/misc/scripts/ctags.ignore
index 28a0b96c57..da20204026 100644
--- a/misc/scripts/ctags.ignore
+++ b/misc/scripts/ctags.ignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+WXUNUSED+
 WXDLLEXPORT
 WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV
 WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_ADV+
diff --git a/misc/scripts/makemswtags.bat b/misc/scripts/makemswtags.bat
index 0436d06f0f..6d56c7966a 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/makemswtags.bat
+++ b/misc/scripts/makemswtags.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-@ctags.exe --totals --language-force=c++ --c++-types=+p -I @misc/scripts/ctags.ignore include/wx/*.h include/wx/aui/*.h include/wx/msw/*.h include/wx/msw/ole/*.h include/wx/generic/private/*.h include/wx/generic/*.h include/wx/html/*.h include/wx/propgrid/*.h include/wx/protocol/*.h include/wx/richtext/*.h include/wx/xml/*.h include/wx/xrc/*.h src/aui/*.cpp src/common/*.cpp src/generic/*.cpp src/msw/*.cpp src/msw/ole/*.cpp src/html/*.cpp src/propgrid/*.cpp src/richtext/*.cpp src/xml/*.cpp src/xrc/*.cpp
+@ctags.exe --totals --language-force=c++ --c++-types=+p -I ./misc/scripts/ctags.ignore include/wx/*.h include/wx/aui/*.h include/wx/msw/*.h include/wx/msw/ole/*.h include/wx/generic/private/*.h include/wx/generic/*.h include/wx/html/*.h include/wx/propgrid/*.h include/wx/protocol/*.h include/wx/richtext/*.h include/wx/xml/*.h include/wx/xrc/*.h src/aui/*.cpp src/common/*.cpp src/generic/*.cpp src/msw/*.cpp src/msw/ole/*.cpp src/html/*.cpp src/propgrid/*.cpp src/richtext/*.cpp src/xml/*.cpp src/xrc/*.cpp