diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 914468a6..267e1d76 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ if(NOT MANUAL_SUBMODULES)
     else()
       execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/monero RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_FETCH_RESULT)
       execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} checkout -f origin/master WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/monero RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_CHECKOUT_MASTER_RESULT)
+      execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} submodule sync --recursive WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/monero RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SUBMODULE_SYNC_RESULT)
       execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} submodule update --init --force --recursive WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/monero RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESULT)
-      if(NOT GIT_FETCH_RESULT EQUAL "0" OR NOT GIT_CHECKOUT_MASTER_RESULT EQUAL "0" OR NOT GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESULT EQUAL "0")
+      if(NOT GIT_FETCH_RESULT EQUAL "0" OR NOT GIT_CHECKOUT_MASTER_RESULT EQUAL "0" OR NOT GIT_SUBMODULE_SYNC_RESULT EQUAL "0" OR NOT GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESULT EQUAL "0")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Updating git submodule to master (-DDEV_MODE=ON) failed")
       endif()
     endif()