diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbf3d256b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.patch eol=lf
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 696a450f648..ce4c9d207ef 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ when upgrading from a version of rust-sdl2 to another.
 
  * Add patch to fix metal detection (https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4988)
  * Changed signature of TimerSubsystem::ticks to accept `&self`.
+[PR #1080](https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/pull/1080): Fix line endings of patches to lf so patching of sources works on Windows.
 
 ### v0.34.4