diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 3502e27..1a91f7e 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ set shiftwidth=4
 set tabstop=4
 set softtabstop=4
 
+" Autodetect stuff like 'use tabs in Makefiles'
+filetype plugin on
+
 " Indentation for Python (use 4 spaces)
 "autocmd FileType python setlocal expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 autocmd FileType yml,yaml setlocal ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 expandtab