diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 52954d930f..c5b5df3040 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /*.sh  recipes
 
 # vpython and vpython specs
-/vpython*
+/vpython*       recipes
 /gsutil.vpython recipes
 /.vpython       recipes