diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8915f0f2981035a8d3ec6bf3f2e8775c75d09f56..802a5fbc30003c992f07eb539ee8b2eabb320720 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 image: "ubuntu:22.04"
 
 variables:
+  GIT_STRATEGY: "clone"
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: "recursive"
 
 img: