diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d963d4dbfd245f7abc44f5963c99776bb6db10aa..ca8bdc72ea2e05b76bae4acf3136cb46e49eb912 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 image: derfnull/multipass-ci:2020.08.13.2
 
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+
 stages:
   - build
   - test