diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libssc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libssc/package.nix
index 728c0b8c2abc..dfe6705101ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libssc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libssc/package.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     repo = "libssc";
     tag = "v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-vc3phLAURKXAVD/o4uiGkBtJ3wsbLEfkwygMltEhqug=";
-    fetchSubmodules = false;
   };
 
   buildInputs = [