diff --git a/firmware/setup_linux_environment.sh b/firmware/setup_linux_environment.sh
index f7f271d185..2e0e34fe2f 100755
--- a/firmware/setup_linux_environment.sh
+++ b/firmware/setup_linux_environment.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # This script will download and install all dependencies require to develop rusEFI on Linux.
 # After running this script, executing `make` in the firmware folder is expected to produce a functional firmware binary.
 
+# Ensure submodules got cloned
+git submodule update --init
+
 # Update package lists
 sudo apt-get update