diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 33016b3377b9a62de7fb5a5d6e6858ebc26cf268..d571ea1fa6f99063fa89c636190cdba529075bd0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   - deploy
   
 variables:
-  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
   GIT_SUBMODULE_FORCE_HTTPS: "true"
 
 compile-bootrom: