diff --git a/.travis/linux-mingw/build.sh b/.travis/linux-mingw/build.sh
index b12d70b12..c32a909d3 100755
--- a/.travis/linux-mingw/build.sh
+++ b/.travis/linux-mingw/build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
-mkdir "$HOME/.ccache" || true
-docker run --env-file .travis/common/travis-ci.env -v $(pwd):/yuzu -v "$HOME/.ccache":/root/.ccache yuzuemu/build-environments:linux-mingw /bin/bash -ex /yuzu/.travis/linux-mingw/docker.sh
+
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.ccache"
+docker run -e ENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_REPORTING --env-file .travis/common/travis-ci.env -v $(pwd):/yuzu -v "$HOME/.ccache":/root/.ccache yuzuemu/build-environments:linux-mingw /bin/bash /yuzu/.travis/linux-mingw/docker.sh
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bfa104034..9a207f9e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 project(yuzu)
 
+# Get Git submodule dependencies
+find_package(Git QUIET)
+if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} submodule update --init --recursive
+                    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+                    RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT)
+    if(NOT GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT EQUAL "0")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "git submodule update --init --recursive failed with ${GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT}, "
+                "please checkout submodules manually with \"git submodule update --init --recursive\"")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # Set bundled sdl2/qt as dependent options.
 # OFF by default, but if ENABLE_SDL2 and MSVC are true then ON
 option(ENABLE_SDL2 "Enable the SDL2 frontend" ON)
@@ -33,22 +45,6 @@ if(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/hooks/pre-commit)
         DESTINATION ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/hooks)
 endif()
 
-# Sanity check : Check that all submodules are present
-# =======================================================================
-
-function(check_submodules_present)
-    file(READ "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.gitmodules" gitmodules)
-    string(REGEX MATCHALL "path *= *[^ \t\r\n]*" gitmodules ${gitmodules})
-    foreach(module ${gitmodules})
-        string(REGEX REPLACE "path *= *" "" module ${module})
-        if (NOT EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${module}/.git")
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Git submodule ${module} not found. "
-                    "Please run: git submodule update --init --recursive")
-        endif()
-    endforeach()
-endfunction()
-check_submodules_present()
-
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.qrc
                ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.qrc
                COPYONLY)