diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index ba2920321..a4eb71876 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -1076,51 +1076,50 @@ int git_repository_head_tree(git_tree **tree, git_repository *repo)
 
 int git_repository_message(char *buffer, size_t len, git_repository *repo)
 {
-        git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT, path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-        struct stat st;
-        ssize_t size;
-        int error;
+	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT, path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	struct stat st;
+	ssize_t size;
+	int error;
 
-        if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
-                return -1;
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
-        error = p_stat(git_buf_cstr(&path), &st);
-        if (error < 0) {
+	error = p_stat(git_buf_cstr(&path), &st);
+	if (error < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			error = GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 
-                git_buf_free(&path);
-                return error;
-        }
+		git_buf_free(&path);
+		return error;
+	}
 
-        if (buffer == NULL) {
-                git_buf_free(&path);
-                return st.st_size;
-        }
+	if (buffer == NULL) {
+		git_buf_free(&path);
+		return st.st_size;
+	}
 
-        if (git_futils_readbuffer(&buf, git_buf_cstr(&path)) < 0)
-                goto on_error;
+	if (git_futils_readbuffer(&buf, git_buf_cstr(&path)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
 
-        memcpy(buffer, git_buf_cstr(&buf), len);
-        size = git_buf_len(&buf);
+	memcpy(buffer, git_buf_cstr(&buf), len);
+	size = git_buf_len(&buf);
 
-        git_buf_free(&path);
-        git_buf_free(&buf);
-        return size;
+	git_buf_free(&path);
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+	return size;
 
 on_error:
-        git_buf_free(&path);
-        return -1;
-
+	git_buf_free(&path);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 int git_repository_message_remove(git_repository *repo)
 {
-        git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-        int error;
+	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int error;
 
-        if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
-                return -1;
+	if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, repo->path_repository, MERGE_MSG_FILE) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
 	error = p_unlink(git_buf_cstr(&path));
 	git_buf_free(&path);