diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 0f099897..ca8eec8a 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c52f2235..c5d48452 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifndef HOST_PLATFORM
-  $(error We couldn\'t detect your host platform)
+	$(error We couldn\'t detect your host platform)
 endif
 ifndef HOST_ARCH
-  $(error We couldn\'t detect your host architecture)
+	$(error We couldn\'t detect your host architecture)
 endif
 
 TARGET_PLATFORM = $(HOST_PLATFORM)
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_PLATFORM),$(HOST_PLATFORM))
-  $(error We don\'t support cross-platform builds yet)
+	$(error We don\'t support cross-platform builds yet)
 endif
 
 # Default to host architecture. You can override by doing: