diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index b3746c6b186d155fc60aa4650a1725e38a328823..aa7ab64d11d6c3892597a41cbd35d76d0ff0daf4 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # convert CRLF into LF on checkin
 # don't convert anything on checkout
-* text=auto
+* text=auto eol=lf
 mk/win32-tarballs.md5sum text=auto eol=LF