diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8917295..8aa2689 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.ico binary
 # Unified-diff context lines intentionally contain a single leading space.
 tools/embeddinggemma2/*.patch -whitespace
+tools/speech-runtime/*.patch -whitespace
 # Frozen quality snapshots must retain exact bytes across operating systems.
 fixtures/mixed/sources/** -text