diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 209a4718e..924eddfc3 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = {
             4
         ],
         'linebreak-style': [
-            'error',
+            'off',  // git handles linebreak conversion for us
             'unix'
         ],
         'quotes': [