diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index ad9d6beae3..cf8d7fa6ee 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
-
-[Makefile]
-indent_style = tab