diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 06c85ad56e..e9f9b494a7 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Force LF line endings everywhere (prevent Windows CRLF conversion).
+* text=auto eol=lf
+
 # Treat the generated single-file WebUI build as binary for diff purposes.
 # Git's pack-file delta compression still works (byte-level), but this prevents
 # git diff from printing the entire minified file on every change.