1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 5f2c2ab23e..c1ec3b03c3 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ static int git_fetch_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 		fetch_prune_config = git_config_bool(k, v);
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(k, "submodule.recurse")) {
+		int r = git_config_bool(k, v) ?
+			RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON : RECURSE_SUBMODULES_OFF;
+		recurse_submodules = r;
+	}
+
 	return git_default_config(k, v, cb);
 }