diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index e07178041f..ca3d26df34 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ components/daemon/lazdaemon.lpk svneol=native#text/plain
 components/daemon/lazdaemon.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/daemon/lazdaemonapp.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 components/daemon/reglazdaemon.pp svneol=native#text/plain
-components/datadict/README svneol=native#text/plain
+components/datadict/README.txt svneol=native#text/plain
 components/datadict/fpcodegenerator.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 components/datadict/frmapplydatadict.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
 components/datadict/frmapplydatadict.lrs svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/components/datadict/README b/components/datadict/README.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from components/datadict/README
rename to components/datadict/README.txt