diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index e0bca42455..4da46469b5 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@
             (c-hanging-braces-alist . '((namespace-open after)
                                         (substatement-open after)
                                         (brace-list-open after)))))
+ (c++-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . t)
+            (c-file-style . "linux")
+            (c-label-minimum-indentation . 0)
+            (c-hanging-braces-alist . '((namespace-open after)
+                                        (substatement-open after)
+                                        (brace-list-open after)))))
  (python-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil))))