diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1c63607c5e..95d5605989 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y
           libasound2-dev
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: brew install
           nasm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: brew install
           nasm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
       - name: Configure
         run: cmake -B build
       - name: Build