diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 1a5b760ec..6994810cf 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 
 # Go source files always have LF line endings
 *.go text eol=lf
+
+# SVG files should not be modified
+*.svg -text