diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index ba48528bbf..d38c249a7a 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
 
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
+
 [*.{md,markdown}]
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false