diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 7eeae47285c0..83f83d998f46 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ indent_size = 4
 indent_style = space
 max_line_length = 80
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab