diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index ca4ab78425d1..76fe0aeb874e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_SRC),)
 ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
 
 define build_output
-	$(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)+$(MAKE) -C $(OUTPUT) \
-	BUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR)/ -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $1
+  $(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)+$(MAKE) -C $(OUTPUT) \
+  BUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR)/ -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $1
 endef
 
 all: sub-make
@@ -221,23 +221,23 @@ $(PLUGINS): %.so: %.o
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -nostartfiles -o $@ $<
 
 define make_version.h
-	(echo '/* This file is automatically generated. Do not modify. */';		\
-	echo \#define VERSION_CODE $(shell						\
-	expr $(VERSION) \* 256 + $(PATCHLEVEL));					\
-	echo '#define EXTRAVERSION ' $(EXTRAVERSION);					\
-	echo '#define VERSION_STRING "'$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(EXTRAVERSION)'"';	\
-	echo '#define FILE_VERSION '$(FILE_VERSION);					\
-	) > $1
+  (echo '/* This file is automatically generated. Do not modify. */';		\
+   echo \#define VERSION_CODE $(shell						\
+   expr $(VERSION) \* 256 + $(PATCHLEVEL));					\
+   echo '#define EXTRAVERSION ' $(EXTRAVERSION);				\
+   echo '#define VERSION_STRING "'$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(EXTRAVERSION)'"';	\
+   echo '#define FILE_VERSION '$(FILE_VERSION);					\
+  ) > $1
 endef
 
 define update_version.h
-	($(call make_version.h, $@.tmp);		\
-	if [ -r $@ ] && cmp -s $@ $@.tmp; then		\
-		rm -f $@.tmp;				\
-	else						\
-		echo '  UPDATE                 $@';	\
-		mv -f $@.tmp $@;			\
-	fi);
+  ($(call make_version.h, $@.tmp);		\
+    if [ -r $@ ] && cmp -s $@ $@.tmp; then	\
+      rm -f $@.tmp;				\
+    else					\
+      echo '  UPDATE                 $@';	\
+      mv -f $@.tmp $@;				\
+    fi);
 endef
 
 ep_version.h: force
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ ep_version.h: force
 VERSION_FILES = ep_version.h
 
 define update_dir
-	(echo $1 > $@.tmp;	\
-	if [ -r $@ ] && cmp -s $@ $@.tmp; then		\
-		rm -f $@.tmp;				\
-	else						\
-		echo '  UPDATE                 $@';	\
-		mv -f $@.tmp $@;			\
-	fi);
+  (echo $1 > $@.tmp;				\
+   if [ -r $@ ] && cmp -s $@ $@.tmp; then	\
+     rm -f $@.tmp;				\
+   else						\
+     echo '  UPDATE                 $@';	\
+     mv -f $@.tmp $@;				\
+   fi);
 endef
 
 ## make deps
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ all_deps := $(all_objs:%.o=.%.d)
 
 # let .d file also depends on the source and header files
 define check_deps
-		@set -e; $(RM) $@; \
-		$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $< > $@.$$$$; \
-		sed 's,\($*\)\.o[ :]*,\1.o $@ : ,g' < $@.$$$$ > $@; \
-		$(RM) $@.$$$$
+  @set -e; $(RM) $@; \
+  $(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $< > $@.$$$$; \
+  sed 's,\($*\)\.o[ :]*,\1.o $@ : ,g' < $@.$$$$ > $@; \
+  $(RM) $@.$$$$
 endef
 
 $(all_deps): .%.d: $(src)/%.c