diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a9190658..284a733c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
+      - name: Setup git submodules
+        run: git submodule init; git submodule update
       - name: Install alsa and udev
         run: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends libasound2-dev libudev-dev
         if: runner.os == 'linux'
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
+      - name: Setup git submodules
+        run: git submodule init; git submodule update
       - name: Install alsa and udev
         run: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends libasound2-dev libudev-dev
       - name: Run doc tests with all features (this also compiles README examples)
@@ -70,6 +74,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           components: rustfmt, clippy
           override: true
+      - name: Setup git submodules
+        run: git submodule init; git submodule update
       - name: Install alsa and udev
         run: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends libasound2-dev libudev-dev
       - name: Run clippy