diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index a6653fc5790b3019084f9d0c8e44210407e7e0d7..fcb3aa40dbcd035d709309c4ac7ecf9a5d5ad57b 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ fi
 : ${VCSH_HOOK_D:=$XDH_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/hooks-enabled}
 : ${VCSH_BASE:=$HOME}
 : ${VCSH_GITIGNORE:=exact}
+: ${VCSH_GITATTRIBUTES:=none}
 : ${VCSH_WORKTREE:=absolute}
 
 if [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xexact' ] && [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ] && [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xrecursive' ]; then
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ upgrade() {
 		git config core.worktree "$VCSH_BASE"
 	fi
 	[ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ] && git config core.excludesfile ".gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
-	git config core.attributesfile ".gitattributes.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
+	[ ! "x$VCSH_GITATTRIBUTES" = 'xnone' ] && git config core.attributesfile ".gitattributes.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
 	git config vcsh.vcsh         'true'
 	use
 	[ -e "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME" ] && git add -f "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ check_dir() {
 
 check_dir "$VCSH_REPO_D"
 [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ] && check_dir "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d"
-check_dir "$VCSH_BASE/.gitattributes.d"
+[ ! "x$VCSH_GITATTRIBUTES" = 'xnone' ] && check_dir "$VCSH_BASE/.gitattributes.d"
 
 verbose "$VCSH_COMMAND begin"
 export VCSH_COMMAND=$(echo $VCSH_COMMAND | sed 's/-/_/g')