1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 86363a7e50..2b41c49c0d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ done
 
 if ! test -e "$source_path/.git"
 then
-    git_submodules_action="ignore"
+    git_submodules_action="validate"
 fi
 
 # test for any invalid configuration combinations