diff --git a/.github/workflows/msys2-build.yml b/.github/workflows/msys2-build.yml
index 8440dca5..11877ffa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msys2-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msys2-build.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ jobs:
         shell: msys2 {0}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      - name: Checkout the code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with: 
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Setup msys2
+        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
         with:
           msystem: CLANG64
           update: true