diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index f07fa6c..1da7e89 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ prepare() {
   # https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/75649
   git apply -3 ../fusermount3.diff
 
-  git submodule init
   git submodule set-url libglnx "$srcdir/libglnx"
   git submodule set-url debugedit "$srcdir/debugedit"
-  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update
+  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update --init
 
   NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
 }