diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index b2e4ddca07..42554d81c3 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static int list_tags(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting, con
 	}
 
 	verify_ref_format(format);
+	filter->with_commit_tag_algo = 1;
 	filter_refs(&array, filter, FILTER_REFS_TAGS);
 	ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);