diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index b02c9786794..34d3f1aec82 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
-indent_style = space
+indent_style = tab
 indent_size = 4
 max_line_length = 120