diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c
index 812ed186cf..491307447f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.h
index 6be72f4ffb..ba67c8f926 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_hdr.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_hdr.h
index 37aed5519d..1a4e995f38 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_hdr.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_hdr.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_progress.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_progress.c
index d46c0f102c..11b08a5327 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_progress.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_progress.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.c
index b9d5c88dc7..7e7922648f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h
index aba3ba9e9a..a8a91779e7 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c
index 2c6ef4b8d8..9079c8490e 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
index adac122247..d97bd7c05a 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology