diff --git a/repos.json b/repos.json
index f19801864..c3d4645fe 100644
--- a/repos.json
+++ b/repos.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
             "url": "https://github.com/krebs/nur-packages"
         },
         "kreisys": {
+            "submodules": true,
             "url": "https://github.com/kreisys/nur-packages"
         },
         "lheckemann": {