diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a8cc2eac7063f..9d6933d53b98a 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # `git apply` and friends don't understand CRLF, even on windows. Force those
 # files to be checked out with LF endings even if core.autocrlf is true.
 *.patch text eol=lf
+patches/**/.patches merge=union