diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 392f275..e67f259 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Set the default behavior, in case people don't have core.autocrlf set.
 * text=auto
 
-# Declare files that will always have CRLF line endings on checkout.
-*.cls text eol=crlf
-*.frm text eol=crlf
-*.bas text eol=crlf
+# Don't perform any EOL conversions on VBA files to preserve CRLF from the VBE.
+*.cls -text
+*.frm -text
+*.bas -text
 
 # Denote all files that are truly binary and should not be modified.
 *.frx binary