diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d5a0757a5edcf69d55ab837b99ef78fb15eb96d7..af32b362f5e079003538e8a7795c7bf0e36d3b70 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #image: "0xacab.org:4567/leap/gitlab-buildpackage:android"
 image: "gfx2015/android"
 
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: "recursive"
+
 stages:
   - build