diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 133db197b14..ac9d1c7e6a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       runner: linux.2xlarge
       docker-image: ci-image:executorch-ubuntu-22.04-linter
-      submodules: true
+      submodules: 'recursive'
       fetch-depth: 0
       ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
       timeout: 90