diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3d8cc450c4..aa5b07f4fd 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -595,3 +595,9 @@ David  15 Jan 2007
         boinc_zip.cpp,h
         unzip/
             api.C
+
+Reinhard 15 Jan 2007
+	- add explicit build-rule for client/switcher [required to fix 'make tags']
+
+    client/
+	Makefile.am
diff --git a/client/Makefile.am b/client/Makefile.am
index 1346e78432..c11a495959 100644
--- a/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/client/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ lib_LIBRARIES = libbenchmark.a
 
 LIBS += libbenchmark.a 
 
+switcher_SOURCES = switcher.C
+
 boinc_client_SOURCES = \
     acct_mgr.C \
     acct_setup.C \