diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 97211a4..2982323 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-((cperl-mode . ((dumb-jump-force-searcher . rg))))
+((cperl-mode . ((dumb-jump-force-searcher . rg)
+                (cperl-indent-level . 4))))
diff --git a/bin/chkstow.in b/bin/chkstow.in
index b583b32..e23774d 100755
--- a/bin/chkstow.in
+++ b/bin/chkstow.in
@@ -123,6 +123,5 @@ sub list {
 
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
-# cperl-indent-level: 4
 # End:
 # vim: ft=perl
diff --git a/bin/stow.in b/bin/stow.in
index 76b150c..9147fd1 100755
--- a/bin/stow.in
+++ b/bin/stow.in
@@ -849,6 +849,5 @@ sub version {
 
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
-# cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl
diff --git a/lib/Stow.pm.in b/lib/Stow.pm.in
index 9413f8f..d8d064f 100755
--- a/lib/Stow.pm.in
+++ b/lib/Stow.pm.in
@@ -2165,7 +2165,6 @@ EOF
 
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
-# cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl
 
diff --git a/lib/Stow/Util.pm.in b/lib/Stow/Util.pm.in
index f8f0cd4..e182d1d 100644
--- a/lib/Stow/Util.pm.in
+++ b/lib/Stow/Util.pm.in
@@ -237,6 +237,5 @@ sub adjust_dotfile {
 
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
-# cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl
diff --git a/t/testutil.pm b/t/testutil.pm
index 3913cfc..f7f4e1d 100755
--- a/t/testutil.pm
+++ b/t/testutil.pm
@@ -313,6 +313,5 @@ sub is_nonexistent_path {
 
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
-# cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl