diff --git a/1991/buzzard/README.md b/1991/buzzard/README.md
index 57cc76d93..cde97dee2 100644
--- a/1991/buzzard/README.md
+++ b/1991/buzzard/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Usage:
 
 ``` <!---sh-->
     ./buzzard [filename [escape-char \
-	    [start-x start-yNNN
+            [start-x start-yNNN
 ```
 
 Filename is the name of the file containing the maze.  This
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81b09395d..291c00d7d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ tab_check:
 	@echo '=-=-=-=-= IOCCC begin make $@ =-=-=-=-='
 	@TAB_LIST="$$(${FIND} * \( -name NOTES -o -name tmp -o -name markdown.md \) -prune -o \
 				     -type f -name '*.md' -print0 | \
-			      ${XARGS} -0 ${GREP} -E -l '\t')"; \
+			      ${XARGS} -0 ${GREP} -E -l '	')"; \
 	    if [[ -n $$TAB_LIST ]]; then \
 	        echo "$@: ERROR: ASCII tab found in markdown file(s)" 1>&2 ; \
 		echo "$0: Warning: list of offending markdown file(s) starts below" 1>&2 ; \