diff --git a/src/util/dep_type.zig b/src/util/dep_type.zig
index a15de572e82beb2abb21eddb0abe34c981371dbb..3a6af5ef371f4b8f328f033f942a8596f59e7c41 100644
--- a/src/util/dep_type.zig
+++ b/src/util/dep_type.zig
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ pub const DepType = enum {
         switch (self) {
             .system_lib => {},
             .git => {
-                _ = try u.run_cmd(null, &[_][]const u8{"git", "clone", rpath, dpath});
-                _ = try u.run_cmd(null, &[_][]const u8{"git", "submodule", "update", "--init", "--recursive"});
+                _ = try u.run_cmd(null, &[_][]const u8{"git", "clone", "--recurse-submodules", rpath, dpath});
             },
             .hg => {
                 _ = try u.run_cmd(null, &[_][]const u8{"hg", "clone", rpath, dpath});