diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index a8af793..c5357f2 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ endfunction
 " Setup for the Vala coding format standard
 function! ValaIndent()
     setlocal shiftwidth=4
+    setlocal tabstop=4
+    setlocal noexpandtab
 endfunction
 
 au FileType c call GnuIndent()