diff --git a/docs/example.Xresources b/docs/example.Xresources
index ae07ef7..814f579 100644
--- a/docs/example.Xresources
+++ b/docs/example.Xresources
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ spmenu.lineheight:          1
 spmenu.lines:               0
 spmenu.columns:             10
 spmenu.preselected:         0
-spmenu.indentitems:         1
+spmenu.indentitems:         0
 
 !! History
 spmenu.maxhist:             64
diff --git a/docs/spmenu.conf b/docs/spmenu.conf
index 1cbdc78..8e63a87 100644
--- a/docs/spmenu.conf
+++ b/docs/spmenu.conf
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ spmenu = {
   line = ( { height               = 1; // Height of each line (px)
              lines                = 0; // Number of lines (number)
              columns              = 10; // Number of columns (number)
-             indentitems          = 1; // Indent items to prompt width (0/1)
+             indentitems          = 0; // Indent items to prompt width (0/1)
            } );
 
   /* History options */
diff --git a/libs/options.h b/libs/options.h
index e685a39..c4b4067 100644
--- a/libs/options.h
+++ b/libs/options.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int maxhist                     = 64; /* Max number of history entries */
 static int histdup                     = 0;	/* If 1, record repeated histories */
 
 /* Prompt options */
-static int indentitems                 = 1; /* Indent items to prompt width? (0/1) */
+static int indentitems                 = 0; /* Indent items to prompt width? (0/1) */
 
 /* Hide options */
 static int hideinput                   = 0; /* Hide input (0/1) */