diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index c0d4f51171..cd4458b201 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -5209,7 +5209,7 @@ ide/lazarus.ico -text svneol=unset#image/ico
 ide/lazarus.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
 ide/lazarus.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 ide/lazarus.res -text
-ide/lazarus_indentation.lrs svneol=native#text/plain
+ide/lazarus_indentation.res -text
 ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 ide/lazarusmanager.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 ide/lazbuild.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/ide/codetoolsoptions.pas b/ide/codetoolsoptions.pas
index 250e28e3e1..8d93bbe478 100644
--- a/ide/codetoolsoptions.pas
+++ b/ide/codetoolsoptions.pas
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ interface
 
 uses
   Classes, SysUtils, LazConf, FileUtil, Laz2_XMLCfg, lazutf8classes,
-  LResources, Forms, Controls, Buttons, LclProc, ExtCtrls,
+  LResources, Forms, Controls, Buttons, LclProc, LCLType, ExtCtrls,
   Dialogs, CodeToolManager, DefineTemplates, SourceChanger, SynEdit,
   IDEOptionsIntf, MacroIntf, IDEOptionDefs, LazarusIDEStrConsts, IDEProcs;
 
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ function ReadIdentifier(const s, DefaultIdent: string): string;
 
 implementation
 
+{$R lazarus_indentation.res}
 
 const
   CodeToolsOptionsVersion = 1;
@@ -891,27 +892,27 @@ end;
 
 procedure TCodeToolsOptions.CreateDefaultIndentationFile;
 var
-  res: TLResource;
+  res: TResourceStream;
   fs: TFileStreamUTF8;
 begin
   // indentations (laz_indentation.pas)
   CopySecondaryConfigFile(DefaultIndentationFilename);
   if not FileExistsUTF8(IndentationFilename) then
   begin
-    res := LazarusResources.Find('indentation');
-    if (res <> Nil) and (res.Value <> '') and (res.ValueType = 'PAS') then
+    res := TResourceStream.Create(HInstance, PChar('indentation'), PChar(RT_RCDATA));
+    try
+      InvalidateFileStateCache;
+      fs := TFileStreamUTF8.Create(IndentationFilename, fmCreate);
       try
-        InvalidateFileStateCache;
-        fs := TFileStreamUTF8.Create(IndentationFilename, fmCreate);
-        try
-          fs.Write(res.Value[1], length(res.Value));
-        finally
-          fs.Free;
-        end;
-      except
-        DebugLn('WARNING: unable to write indentation file "',
-          IndentationFilename, '"');
+        fs.CopyFrom(res, res.Size);
+      finally
+        fs.Free;
       end;
+    except
+      DebugLn('WARNING: unable to write indentation file "',
+        IndentationFilename, '"');
+    end;
+    res.Free;
   end;
 end;
 
@@ -984,6 +985,5 @@ end;
 
 initialization
   RegisterIDEOptionsGroup(GroupCodetools, TCodeToolsOptions);
-  {$I lazarus_indentation.lrs}
 end.
 
diff --git a/ide/lazarus_indentation.lrs b/ide/lazarus_indentation.lrs
deleted file mode 100644
index a0d3c85818..0000000000
--- a/ide/lazarus_indentation.lrs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-LazarusResources.Add('indentation','PAS',[
-  'unit Indentation;'#10#10'{$mode objfpc}{$H+}'#10#10'interface'#10#10'uses'#10
-  +'  Classes, SysUtils;'#10#10'type'#10'  TEnums = ('#10'    enum1,'#10'    en'
-  +'um2,'#10'    enum3'#10'    );'#10#10'  TMyRecord = record'#10'    i: intege'
-  +'r;'#10'  end;'#10'  PMyRecord = ^TMyRecord;'#10#10'  { TMyClass }'#10#10'  '
-  +'TMyClass = class(TObject)'#10'  public'#10'    procedure DoSomething1(a, b,'
-  +' c: integer);'#10'    procedure Code;'#10'  end;'#10#10'implementation'#10
-  +#10'{ TMyClass }'#10#10'procedure TMyClass.DoSomething1(a, b, c: integer;'#10
-  +'  LongParameter1: TSomeLongParameter);'#10'var'#10'  i: integer;'#10'begin'
-  +#10'  if i=0 then'#10'  begin'#10'    repeat'#10'      if a=2 then'#10'     '
-  +'   ;'#10'    until b=3;'#10'    try'#10'      Code;'#10'    finally'#10'   '
-  +'   Code;'#10'    end;'#10'    try'#10'      Code;'#10'    except'#10'      '
-  +'on e: exception do'#10'        ;'#10'    end;'#10'  end'#10'  else'#10'  be'
-  +'gin'#10'    case c of'#10'    1:'#10'      Code;'#10'    2:'#10'      begin'
-  +#10'        code;'#10'      end;'#10'    else'#10'      code;'#10'    end;'
-  +#10'  end;'#10'end;'#10#10'procedure TMyClass.Code;'#10#10'  procedure SubPr'
-  +'oc;'#10'  begin'#10#10'  end;'#10#10'var'#10'  i: Integer;'#10'begin'#10'  '
-  +'writeln(''TMyClass.Code '');'#10'  repeat'#10#10'  until ;'#10'  for i:=1 t'
-  +'o 3 do'#10'    Code;'#10'  for i:=1 to 3 do'#10'  begin'#10'    Code;'#10' '
-  +' end;'#10'end;'#10#10'end.'#10#10
-]);
diff --git a/ide/lazarus_indentation.res b/ide/lazarus_indentation.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b1ed6cf44
Binary files /dev/null and b/ide/lazarus_indentation.res differ