diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 85fc230..36452a5 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # and leave all files detected as binary untouched.
 * text=auto
 
+*.patch text eol=lf
+
 #
 # The above will handle all files NOT found below
 #