diff --git a/gnu/packages/lua.scm b/gnu/packages/lua.scm
index 87f53d1637..6bedde35c9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/lua.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/lua.scm
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ (define-public luajit
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32 "0ydxpqkmsn2c341j4r2v6r5r0ig3kbwv3i9jran3iv81s6r6rgjm"))
-	      (patches (list (search-patch "luajit-symlinks.patch")
-			     (search-patch "luajit-no_ldconfig.patch")))))
+              (patches (list (search-patch "luajit-symlinks.patch")
+                             (search-patch "luajit-no_ldconfig.patch")))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f                      ;luajit is distributed without tests