diff --git a/src/add-ons/tracker/mark_as/MarkAs.cpp b/src/add-ons/tracker/mark_as/MarkAs.cpp
index 4f12f86d51..d068a2470e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/tracker/mark_as/MarkAs.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/tracker/mark_as/MarkAs.cpp
@@ -14,17 +14,20 @@
 extern "C" void
 process_refs(entry_ref dir, BMessage* msg, void* /*reserved*/)
 {
-        int32 refs;
-        entry_ref ref;
-        BString status("!!!STATUS_HERE!!!");
-        BString type;
+	int32 refs;
+	entry_ref ref;
+	BString status("!!!STATUS_HERE!!!");
+		// The above will be substituted with a real value (such as "New" or 
+		// "Read") by some magic in the Jamfile. This is done to avoid duplicate
+		// code.
+	BString type;
 
-        for (refs = 0; msg->FindRef("refs", refs, &ref) == B_NO_ERROR; refs++) {
-                BNode node(&ref);
-                if ((node.InitCheck() == B_NO_ERROR)
-                        && (node.ReadAttrString("BEOS:TYPE", &type) == B_NO_ERROR)
-                        && (type == "text/x-email"))
-                                node.WriteAttrString("MAIL:status", &status);
-        }
+	for (refs = 0; msg->FindRef("refs", refs, &ref) == B_NO_ERROR; refs++) {
+		BNode node(&ref);
+		if ((node.InitCheck() == B_NO_ERROR)
+			&& (node.ReadAttrString("BEOS:TYPE", &type) == B_NO_ERROR)
+			&& (type == "text/x-email"))
+			node.WriteAttrString("MAIL:status", &status);
+	}
 }