diff --git a/syncback.ps1 b/syncback.ps1
index 7275766c..40190c86 100644
--- a/syncback.ps1
+++ b/syncback.ps1
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ if ($FilteredArgs.Count -eq 0) {
 if ($DoClean) {
   Write-Host "Running git add..."
   git add .
+  git add --renormalize .
 }
diff --git a/syncback.sh b/syncback.sh
index 86ea6e1f..2c1aeb95 100644
--- a/syncback.sh
+++ b/syncback.sh
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@ fi
 if [ "$DoClean" = true ]; then
   echo "Running git add..."
   git add .
+  git add --renormalize .
 fi