diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 0f5ce40..3ab8c52 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -3375,10 +3375,12 @@
 dnl -i+m to test for older Exuberant ctags
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(how to create tags)
 test -f tags && mv tags tags.save
-if (eval exctags --version /dev/null | grep Exuberant) < /dev/null 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&1; then
-  TAGPRG="exctags -I INIT+ --fields=+S"
-elif (eval ctags --version /dev/null | grep Exuberant) < /dev/null 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&1; then
+if (eval ctags --version /dev/null | grep Exuberant) < /dev/null 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&1; then
   TAGPRG="ctags -I INIT+ --fields=+S"
+elif (eval exctags --version /dev/null | grep Exuberant) < /dev/null 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&1; then
+  TAGPRG="exctags -I INIT+ --fields=+S"
+elif (eval exuberant-ctags --version /dev/null | grep Exuberant) < /dev/null 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&1; then
+  TAGPRG="exuberant-ctags -I INIT+ --fields=+S"
 else
   TAGPRG="ctags"
   (eval etags	   /dev/null) < /dev/null 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&1 && TAGPRG="etags"