diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 66f1dbfbe7a4b9cd675a71730d70147aff6e097c..33016b3377b9a62de7fb5a5d6e6858ebc26cf268 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   
 variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_FORCE_HTTPS: "true"
 
 compile-bootrom:
   stage: compile