diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index 466fa5ca239..ee7edb4aa74 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <term><option>--no-locale</option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-		Equivalent to <option>--locale=C</option>.
+        Equivalent to <option>--locale=C</option>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      <term><option>--text-search-config=<replaceable>CFG</></option></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-	   Sets the default text search configuration.
-	   See <xref linkend="guc-default-text-search-config"> for further information.
+       Sets the default text search configuration.
+       See <xref linkend="guc-default-text-search-config"> for further information.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>