diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6973b2ebe1..956dd701ea 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 *.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.psa filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
 *.ttf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
-binaries/data/mods/public/maps/**/*.xml filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+binaries/data/mods/public/maps/**/*.xml filter=lfs diff=lfs-xml merge=lfs -text