diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index af894c3..e357115 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
   [ Debian Janitor ]
   * Use secure copyright file specification URI.
+  * debian/copyright: use spaces rather than tabs to start continuation
+    lines.
 
  -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:48:20 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index a3b8d28..a5b8007 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
 Upstream-Name: SDL_mixer
 Upstream-Contact: Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
-		  Stephane Peter <megastep@megastep.org>
-		  Ryan Gordon <icculus@icculus.org>
+ 		  Stephane Peter <megastep@megastep.org>
+ 		  Ryan Gordon <icculus@icculus.org>
 Source: http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/
 
 Files: *
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Files: native_midi/*
 Copyright: 2000,2001 Florian 'Proff' Schulze <florian.proff.schulze@gmx.net>
-	   2001 Max Horn <max@quendi.de>
+           2001 Max Horn <max@quendi.de>
 License: zlib/libpng
 
 Files: native_midi/native_midi_macosx.c