diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c4763d531cab94430173bc1c754229118b651029..d3b2872669a784761289c345a609578773cef126 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Submodules
           command: |
-            git submodules update --init --recursive
+            git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - run:
           name: Dependencies