diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d0aa3515a..69d5dca46 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 *           text eol=lf
 
 # Patches.
-*.diff      text=auto
-*.patch     text=auto
-*.patch32   text=auto
-*.patch64   text=auto
-*.patch.*   text=auto
+*.diff      text=binary
+*.patch     text=binary
+*.patch32   text=binary
+*.patch64   text=binary
+*.patch.*   text=binary
 
 # Powershell scripts.
 *.ps1       text eol=crlf