diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 9080054f76..d78fd3df5b 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 		compat/win32/dirent.o
 	EXTLIBS += -lws2_32
 	PTHREAD_LIBS =
+	NATIVE_CRLF = YesPlease
 	X = .exe
 	SPARSE_FLAGS = -Wno-one-bit-signed-bitfield
 ifneq (,$(wildcard ../THIS_IS_MSYSGIT))