diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/.gitattributes b/src/test/run-pass/.gitattributes
index 46db548a8c497..c6a6f23074de0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/.gitattributes
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 lexer-crlf-line-endings-string-literal-doc-comment.rs -text
-issue-16278.rs -text
diff --git a/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/.gitattributes b/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4517a4a2f1eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+issue-16278.rs -text
diff --git a/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/issue-16278.rs b/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/issue-16278.rs
index 831e83c8c4b00..c3b6c5a38bad7 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/issue-16278.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/run-pass/issues/issue-16278.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 
 // this file has some special \r\n endings (use xxd to see them)
 
-fn main() {assert_eq!(b"", b"\
+fn main() {assert_eq!(b"", b"\
                                    ");
-assert_eq!(b"\n", b"
+assert_eq!(b"\n", b"
 ");
 }
+