diff --git a/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile b/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile
index 635c0d6..9945411 100644
--- a/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 		else \
 			echo "    Working directory not clean; will not overwrite"; \
 		fi; \
-		git submodule update --init --recursive
+		git submodule update --init
 
 checktools:
 	echo "Checking uuid-dev..."