diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 0a575e9a..1cf0fcd0 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-*.doc  diff=astextplain
+* text=auto
+
+*.doc  diff=astextplain
 *.DOC	diff=astextplain
 *.docx	diff=astextplain
 *.DOCX	diff=astextplain