diff --git a/scripts/cmake/SubmoduleSetup.cmake b/scripts/cmake/SubmoduleSetup.cmake
index 099c358732b1d6d35b17818c71ce332fa95d3040..0f9129ed08431ad3a6c92297c0e1acc29333f1c9 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/SubmoduleSetup.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/SubmoduleSetup.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ if(NOT OGS_ADDITIONAL_SUBMODULES_TO_CHECKOUT)
 endif()
 set(REQUIRED_SUBMODULES
 	ThirdParty/autocheck
+	ThirdParty/cmake-modules
 	ThirdParty/vtkdiff
 	ThirdParty/tclap
 	${OGS_ADDITIONAL_SUBMODULES_TO_CHECKOUT}