diff --git a/zig/makefile b/zig/makefile
index 83af35a..bb7561e 100644
--- a/zig/makefile
+++ b/zig/makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ all: build
 include ../mk/makefile.utils
 
 update-libipc:
+	git submodule init
 	git submodule update
 
 ZIG_OPTS  ?=