diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e6f9a624d..af283591a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
+    - git submodule init && git submodule update
     - make distclean
     - make
     - make install