diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 7ff9965d11d..a6cf3555780 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -28,3 +28,17 @@
 *.gif binary
 *.ico binary
 *.mo binary
+
+# Remove files for archives generated using `git archive`
+appveyor.yml export-ignore
+CONTRIBUTING.md export-ignore
+.editorconfig export-ignore
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+Makefile export-ignore
+phpunit.xml.dist export-ignore
+.travis.yml export-ignore
+tests/test_app export-ignore
+tests/TestCase export-ignore
+tests/bake_compare export-ignore
+tests/bootstrap.php export-ignore