diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index b7b834643..f7b241023 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # Denote all files that are truly binary and should not be modified.
 *.png binary
 *.jpg binary
+*.gif binary
 *.otf binary
 *.eot binary
 *.svg binary