diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a0d8f7288..f9f1e42e8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 [submodule "radio/src/thirdparty/lvgl"]
 	path = radio/src/thirdparty/lvgl
 	url = https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl.git
+	branch = v8.1.0