diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
index a55471f..be72925 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
 (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook 'set-buffer-utf8)
 
 ;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; Prefer unix style line endings
+;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(set-buffer-file-coding-system 'unix)
+
+;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Conditionally load urxvt files to fix weird bindings
 ;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------