diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fda3268e7..c583e40ed1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1808,6 +1808,9 @@ etags:
 cscope:
 		$(FIND) $(FINDFLAGS) $(TAG_SUBDIRS) -name '*.[chS]' -print > \
 						cscope.files
+		@find $(TAG_SUBDIRS) -name '*.[chS]' -type l -print | \
+			grep -xvf - cscope.files > cscope.files.no-symlinks; \
+		mv cscope.files.no-symlinks cscope.files
 		cscope -b -q -k
 
 SYSTEM_MAP = \