diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d6dc47053..b7ca95b5b 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-*     eol=lf
-*.jar binary
+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto
+
+# JS files must always use LF for tools to work
+*.js eol=lf