diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3a4e5190e5122f6305e24e057cd61e3a597ce69c..b99dd44e65276ac2bdf44d1dc45842cd98f86806 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 variables:
+  GIT_STRATEGY: clone
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
   HYPERTHREADING: "false"
   OMP_NUM_THREADS: 1