diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6f27489142..29f83c2af2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        submodules: 'recursive'
       - name: Proceed with TARGET_MACHINE == ${{ matrix.mach }}
         run: echo $TARGET_MACHINE
       - name: Install multilib for 32-bit