diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac5479d0d754c02ab0dc889e6754afd148b0f29a..d15a89ddb79a31e16abb7dd7e68beaa617473f50 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ Sources:
      - Linux
      - stretch
   dependencies: []
+  variables:
+     GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - OpenFlipper*.zip