diff --git a/Building-for-Linux.md b/Building-for-Linux.md
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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ You can reinstall them after Dolphin builds successfully if you like.
 3. `git clone https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin .`
 4. Wait for the checkout to finish
 5. `git submodule update --init Externals/mGBA` (as of July 2021, Dolphin integrates mGBA, this step is needed to pull it into the build)
+6. `git pull --recurse-submodules` (if you've cloned Dolphin previously in this folder, this line will make sure everything is updated)
 
 ## Building
 ### Global Build