diff --git a/fetch-submodules.sh b/fetch-submodules.sh
index 3cb3f53eed..91825d3025 100755
--- a/fetch-submodules.sh
+++ b/fetch-submodules.sh
@@ -75,3 +75,5 @@ fetch_git "https://github.com/libretro/common-overlays.git" "media/overlays"
 fetch_git "https://github.com/libretro/retroarch-assets.git" "media/assets"
 fetch_git "https://github.com/libretro/retroarch-joypad-autoconfig.git" "media/autoconfig"
 fetch_git "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database.git" "media/libretrodb"
+
+git submodule update --init