diff --git a/.vala-lint.conf b/.vala-lint.conf
index 863fc7fe1..e7079b504 100644
--- a/.vala-lint.conf
+++ b/.vala-lint.conf
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ naming-convention=error
 no-space=error
 note=warn
 space-before-paren=error
-use-of-tabs=error
-trailing-newlines=error
+use-of-tabs=off
+trailing-newlines=off
 trailing-whitespace=off
 unnecessary-string-template=error