diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
deleted file mode 100644
index 56cee3023..000000000
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-*.c                 text
-*.cpp               text
-*.h                 text
-*.cmake             text
-*.py                text
-*.txt               text
-*.sh                text
-*.vcxproj           text eol=crlf
-*.sln               text eol=crlf
-*.filters           text eol=crlf
-*.appxmanifest      text eol=crlf
-*.pbxproj           text
diff --git a/cmake/xxd.py b/cmake/xxd.py
index 5254cd1f7..678946ae6 100755
--- a/cmake/xxd.py
+++ b/cmake/xxd.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def main():
 
     binary_data = args.input.open("rb").read()
 
-    with args.output.open("w") as fout:
+    with args.output.open("w", newline="\n") as fout:
         fout.write("unsigned char {}[] = {{\n".format(varname))
         bytes_written = 0
         while bytes_written < len(binary_data):