diff --git a/src/rc/ctags.kak b/src/rc/ctags.kak
index e3923a88..85ec865b 100644
--- a/src/rc/ctags.kak
+++ b/src/rc/ctags.kak
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def -shell-params \
             echo "echo tag not found ${tagname}"
         else
             menuparam=$(readtags ${tagname} | perl -i -ne '
-                /([^\t]+)\t([^\t]+)\t\/\^([^{}]*).*\$\// and print "%{$2 [$3]} %{try %{ edit %{$2}; exec %{/\\Q$3<ret>zc} } catch %{ echo %{unable to find tag} } } ";
+                /([^\t]+)\t([^\t]+)\t\/\^([^{}]*).*\$\// and print "%{$2 [$3]} %{try %{ edit %{$2}; exec %{/\\Q$3<ret>vc} } catch %{ echo %{unable to find tag} } } ";
                 /([^\t]+)\t([^\t]+)\t(\d+)/              and print "%{$2:$3} %{edit %{$2} %{$3}}";
             ')