diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 166700e2f..fe438bae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [16.x]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: Checkout repository and submodules
+          uses: actions/checkout@v2
+          with:
+            submodules: recursive
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with: