diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 58bc41ebb51d23c33b5035efa53eeafb827acac3..8bd0f9d5f165798ee38a56885834c6373085499e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "ics-openvpn"]
 	path = ics-openvpn
+	branch = bitmask
 	url = git@github.com:parmegv/ics-openvpn.git