diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e8564be163f796cbecaf6c3f4267985002102aab..98ae47534fff80027b01015af9a521cb6cd4e6fc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ stages:
 
 variables:
   CPU_CORES: "10"
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
 
 .template: &template
   stage: build