diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 311a116cc..2b4ce8941 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ steps:
       - apt update
       - apt install --no-install-recommends --yes git
       - git fetch --tags
+      - git submodule init
+      - git submodule update --recursive --remote
 
   # TODO temporarily disable arm tests
   # - name: cargo test