diff --git a/repos.json b/repos.json
index 5262fdfd5..6040f8538 100644
--- a/repos.json
+++ b/repos.json
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
             "url": "https://github.com/pschuprikov/nur-packages"
         },
         "rycee": {
+            "submodules": true,
             "url": "https://gitlab.com/rycee/nur-expressions"
         },
         "smaret": {