diff --git a/scripts/tags.sh b/scripts/tags.sh
index e137cf15aae9..84775f08260f 100755
--- a/scripts/tags.sh
+++ b/scripts/tags.sh
@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ exuberant()
 	--$CTAGS_EXTRA=+fq --c-kinds=+px --fields=+iaS --langmap=c:+.h \
 	"${regex[@]}"
 
-	setup_regex exuberant kconfig
-	all_kconfigs | xargs $1 -a                              \
-	--langdef=kconfig --language-force=kconfig "${regex[@]}"
-
+	KCONFIG_ARGS=()
+	if ! $1 --list-languages | grep -iq kconfig; then
+		setup_regex exuberant kconfig
+		KCONFIG_ARGS=(--langdef=kconfig --language-force=kconfig "${regex[@]}")
+	fi
+	all_kconfigs | xargs $1 -a "${KCONFIG_ARGS[@]}"
 }
 
 emacs()