diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 5f1c49f76a8..289038d37f0 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 max_line_length = 100
+
+[Makefile*]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 8