diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6591ac802fad265b82cb1e621c6e39f83c597011..4930f93c62cf0e4f571c33973c84debb6b114192 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+
 stages:
 - build