diff --git a/lib/importproject.cpp b/lib/importproject.cpp
index a980ad660..9ca0c0766 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.cpp
+++ b/lib/importproject.cpp
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ static void importPropertyGroup(const tinyxml2::XMLElement *node, std::map<std::
 static void loadVisualStudioProperties(const std::string &props, std::map<std::string,std::string,cppcheck::stricmp> *variables, std::string *includePath, const std::string &additionalIncludeDirectories, std::list<ItemDefinitionGroup> &itemDefinitionGroupList)
 {
     std::string filename(props);
-	// variables cant be resolved
+    // variables cant be resolved
     if (!simplifyPathWithVariables(filename, *variables))
         return;
 
-	// prepend project dir (if it exists) to transform relative paths into absolute ones
-	if (!Path::isAbsolute(filename) && variables->count("ProjectDir") > 0)
-		filename = Path::getAbsoluteFilePath(variables->at("ProjectDir") + filename);
+    // prepend project dir (if it exists) to transform relative paths into absolute ones
+    if (!Path::isAbsolute(filename) && variables->count("ProjectDir") > 0)
+        filename = Path::getAbsoluteFilePath(variables->at("ProjectDir") + filename);
 
     tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
     if (doc.LoadFile(filename.c_str()) != tinyxml2::XML_SUCCESS)