diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 3c229b5dc..eefd85684 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ charset=utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace=true
 max_line_length=120
 insert_final_newline=true
+[*.json]
+indent_style=tab
+indent_size=4
diff --git a/scripts/sortAll.mjs b/scripts/sortAll.mjs
index 48aa14926..8aeb858ec 100644
--- a/scripts/sortAll.mjs
+++ b/scripts/sortAll.mjs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function readJson (file) {
 }
 
 function writeJson (file, contents) {
-  fs.writeFileSync(file, `${JSON.stringify(contents, null, 2)}\n`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(file, `${JSON.stringify(contents, null, '\t')}\n`);
 }
 
 function readMeta () {