diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 59f73ba85c5ef01335bf0481fd561d84cfd60e58..e62433380402e8ad06cfd4753ed0f32621c214fe 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 [fetch]
     fsckobjects = true
     prune = true
+[grep]
+    linenumber = true
 [merge]
     tool = meld
     ff = false