diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index ba72ac70e..fca227d54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
       -
         name: Test ${{ matrix.target }}
         env: