diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 34b73f47..16133311 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-git submodule init
-git submodule update
+git submodule update --init --depth 1
 autoreconf -if