diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 9a1a67656..c3d859e7a 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ root = true
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
-indent_style = spaces
+indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
 
 [{Makefile, GNUmakefile.am}]