diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cf518fe3..b8f9fe4d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ See the [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) page for our process. It’s pretty stra
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/brentsimmons/NetNewsWire.git
 cd NetNewsWire
-git submodule update --init
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 ```
 
 You can locally override the Xcode settings for code signing