diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7c52dc3d4e79238035ed65db74aa6ed53fcbdf95..18b9e528f3eaf593cbaed3a03ef6dfb9daa0ba94 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: "recursive"
+
 image: eur0c.laas.fr:5000/humanoid-path-planner/hpp_foottrajectory
 
 build: