diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1540ed7..1777571 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lint:
   variables:
     DOCKER_HOST: "tcp://docker:2375/"
     DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: none
   script:
     - docker-compose run xo-js-lint
     - docker-compose run xo-html-lint