diff --git a/src/tools/editors/emacs.samples b/src/tools/editors/emacs.samples
index 3836549197d..c1820f28c5c 100644
--- a/src/tools/editors/emacs.samples
+++ b/src/tools/editors/emacs.samples
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (sgml-mode)
 
+  (setq indent-tabs-mode nil)
   (setq sgml-basic-offset 1)
 )