diff --git a/build-linux.sh b/build-linux.sh
index ac0ecc708..dfbaf3045 100755
--- a/build-linux.sh
+++ b/build-linux.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ case $ID in
 esac
 
 step "Checking out git submodules..."
-git submodule update --init --recursive --remote >> $BUILD_LOG 2>&1 || error "Failed to checkout git submodules. Exiting."
+git submodule update --init --recursive >> $BUILD_LOG 2>&1 || error "Failed to checkout git submodules. Exiting."
 
 step "Configure build..."
 cmake --preset dynamic