diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 00eebf3ac..f784c7877 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 *.png binary
 
 # Standard to msysgit
-*.odt binary
\ No newline at end of file
+*.ods diff=odf
\ No newline at end of file