diff --git a/Make-dist b/Make-dist
index 69b1f0120f..c68b98da8c 100644
--- a/Make-dist
+++ b/Make-dist
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ foo:=$(shell echo 'foobar=$(filter %.c %.S %.s %.h,$(distribute))'>&2)
 ifndef sysdep_dirs
 # Find all sysdep directories.
 export sysdep_dirs := $(shell find $(..)sysdeps -type d ! -name bits \
-				   ! -name CVS ! -name RCS -print)
+				   ! -name CVS ! -name RCS \
+				   ! -name SCCS -print)
 else
 # Defined by the parent.
 sysdep_dirs := $(addprefix $(..),$(sysdep_dirs))
diff --git a/MakeTAGS b/MakeTAGS
index b4320ee896..f6546e8f3c 100644
--- a/MakeTAGS
+++ b/MakeTAGS
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ ifndef sysdep_dirs
 sysdep_dirs := $(shell find $(..)sysdeps \
 			    $(wildcard \
 				$(patsubst %,$(..)%/sysdeps,$(add-ons))) \
-			    -type d ! -name RCS ! -name CVS -print)
+			    -type d ! -name RCS ! -name CVS \
+			    ! -name SCCS -print)
 endif
 
 # Find all sysdep dirs there are, but putting the ones