diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/paths.py b/lib/spack/spack/paths.py
index 38ea9305e81..575958a93ab 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/paths.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/paths.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 test_path             = os.path.join(module_path, "test")
 hooks_path            = os.path.join(module_path, "hooks")
 var_path              = os.path.join(prefix, "var", "spack")
-user_var_path		  = os.path.join(user_config_path, "var", "spack")
+user_var_path         = os.path.join(user_config_path, "var", "spack")
 stage_path            = os.path.join(user_var_path, "stage")
 repos_path            = os.path.join(var_path, "repos")
 share_path            = os.path.join(prefix, "share", "spack")