diff --git a/plugins/editorconfig/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/editorconfig/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index b18981f9f2a0..23eeca41ba61 100644
--- a/plugins/editorconfig/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/editorconfig/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                         serviceImplementation="org.editorconfig.plugincomponents.EditorConfigNotifier"/>
     <generalCodeStyleOptionsProvider instance="org.editorconfig.settings.EditorConfigConfigurable"/>
     <codeStyleSettingsProvider implementation="org.editorconfig.settings.EditorConfigConfigurable"/>
-    <fileIndentOptionsProvider implementation="org.editorconfig.configmanagement.EditorConfigIndentOptionsProvider" />
+    <fileIndentOptionsProvider implementation="org.editorconfig.configmanagement.EditorConfigIndentOptionsProvider" order="first"/>
     <applicationService serviceInterface="org.editorconfig.plugincomponents.SettingsProviderComponent" serviceImplementation="org.editorconfig.plugincomponents.SettingsProviderComponent" />
     <postStartupActivity implementation="org.editorconfig.plugincomponents.ConfigProjectComponent"/>
   </extensions>