1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4cab10a2a4..30f19d33bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ Makefile: .git-submodule-status
 
 .PHONY: git-submodule-update
 git-submodule-update:
+ifneq ($(GIT_SUBMODULES_ACTION),ignore)
 	$(call quiet-command, \
 		(GIT="$(GIT)" "$(SRC_PATH)/scripts/git-submodule.sh" $(GIT_SUBMODULES_ACTION) $(GIT_SUBMODULES)), \
 		"GIT","$(GIT_SUBMODULES)")
+endif
 
 # 0. ensure the build tree is okay