diff --git a/scripts/azure-templates-bootstrapper.yml b/scripts/azure-templates-bootstrapper.yml
index f476be899c..445a413618 100644
--- a/scripts/azure-templates-bootstrapper.yml
+++ b/scripts/azure-templates-bootstrapper.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ jobs:
           enabled: false
         binskim:
           break: false
+        ${{ if endsWith(parameters.name, '_linux') }}:
+          git:
+            submodules: false
       outputParentDirectory: 'output'
       outputs:
         - ${{ if eq(parameters.shouldPublish, 'true') }}: