diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
index 373a01464..f82f30ef4 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
@@ -1997,3 +1997,9 @@ TEXT
 
 read -r -d "" _hledger_complist_options_api <<TEXT
 TEXT
+
+# Local Variables:
+# sh-basic-offset: 4
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# End:
+# ex: ts=4 sw=4 et
diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4 b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
index b580173ad..fe3020b9f 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
@@ -336,3 +336,9 @@ read -r -d "" _hledger_complist_options_`'translit(cmd, -, _) <<TEXT
 include(options-cmd.txt)dnl
 TEXT
 ')dnl
+
+# Local Variables:
+# sh-basic-offset: 4
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# End:
+# ex: ts=4 sw=4 et