diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
index a4fdf3a625..de642396dc 100644
--- a/doc/developer.texi
+++ b/doc/developer.texi
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ the following snippet into your @file{.vimrc}:
 set expandtab
 set shiftwidth=4
 set softtabstop=4
+set cindent
+set cinoptions=(0
 " allow tabs in Makefiles
 autocmd FileType make set noexpandtab shiftwidth=8 softtabstop=8
 " Trailing whitespace and tabs are forbidden, so highlight them.